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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 20 0 Browse Search
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 12 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 7 1 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 4. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: March 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
hoped, is intended as more than a mere propitiatory sacrifice on the altar of "bunkum." If the latter, it can serve no beneficial purpose. Experience has demonstrated that if members would but work more and talk less, while they are in session in the day time, there would be no necessity for night sessions. Members might easily condense into one hour all the work which they are in the habit of doing in a day, and all that they are likely to do in a day and night under the new arrangement. During the whole session, some of the talking members seem to have been impressed with Swift's idea, that in preaching sermons men should not take aim at any particular thing. "Shoot at everything," said the Dean, "for depend on it, scattering shots hit the most birds." The difficulty may lie in the fact that members do not themselves see what they are shooting at. Energies devoted to the accomplishment of a definite object, if the latter be for the interest of the people, cannot be misapplied.