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" To this great work let me summon you. That future which filled the lofty visions of the sages and bards of Greece and Rome, which was foretold by the prophets and heralded by the evangelists, when man in happy isles, or in a new paradise, shall confess... "
The True Grandeur of Nations: an Oration Delivered Before the Authorities of ... - Page 86
by Charles Sumner - 1845 - 104 pages
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The Friend, Volume 19

Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pages
...Abolition of War, and of all preparation for War, as indispensable to the true grandeur of our country. " To this great work let me summon you. That Future...The true golden, age is before you, not behind you. ff man has been driven once _ from Paradise, while an angel with a flaming sword Ibrbade his return,...
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Extracts from The true grandeur of nations; an oration

Charles Sumner - 1846 - 42 pages
...confess the loveliness of Peace, may be secured by your care, if not for yourselves, at least for-your children. Believe that you can do it, and you can...forbade his return, there is another Paradise, even on earth, •which he may form for himself, by the cultivation of the kindly virtues of life, where...
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Lives of Distinguished Shoemakers

1849 - 356 pages
...language of another, " To this work let me summons you. That future which filled the lofty visions of Greece and Rome, which was foretold by the prophets,...forbade his return, there is another Paradise, even on earth, which he may form for himself by the cultivation of the kindly virtues of life, where the...
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Lives of Distinguished Shoemakers

1849 - 366 pages
...future which filled the lofty visions of Greece and Rome, which was 320 DISTINGUISH ED SHOEMAKERS. foretold by the prophets, and heralded by the evangelists,...forbade his return, there is another Paradise, even on earth, which he may form for himself by the cultivation of the kindly virtues of life, where the...
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Orations and Speeches [1845-1850], Volume 1

Charles Sumner - 1850 - 428 pages
...virtues, without which there can be no National Honor, no National Glory, no True Grandeur of Nations! To this Great Work let me summon you. That Future,...forbade his return, there is another Paradise, even on earth, which he may form for himself, by the cultivation of knowledge, religion, and the kindly...
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The American Orator: With an Appendix Containing the Declaration of ...

Lewis C. Munn - 1853 - 450 pages
...history of man since his dispersion over the face of the earth. THE BEiaN OF PEACE, — C. Sumner. THAT future which filled the lofty visions of the...forbade his return, there is another paradise, even on earth, which he may form for himself, by the cultivation of knowledge, religion, and the kindly...
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The Life of Charles Sumner: With Choice Specimens of His Eloquence, a ...

David Addison Harsha - 1856 - 348 pages
...passage so happy in its construction, and at the same time so just and pleasing in its sentiments: " That Future, which filled the lofty visions of the...forbade his return, there is another Paradise, even on earth, which he may form for himself, b}' the cultivation of knowledge, religion, and the kindly...
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The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises ...

Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pages
...we have made ourselves free. Let not the scornful taunt be directed at us : " They wish to "bsfree ; but know not how to be just." Freedom is not an end...forbade his return, there is another paradise, even on earth, which he may form for himself, by the cultivation of the kindly virtues of life, where the...
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The New York Speaker

Warren P. Edgarton - 1868 - 522 pages
...preparation for war, as the true and only means of national grandeur. To this great work let me summon yon. That future which filled the lofty visions of the...true golden age is before you, not behind you. If mau has been driven o.ice from paradise, while an angel with a flaming sword forbJuNo his return, there...
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The Works of Charles Sumner, Volume 1

Charles Sumner - 1870 - 554 pages
...when man, in Happy Isles, or in a new Paradise, shall confess the loveliness of Peace, may you secure, if not for yourselves, at least for your children...and you can do it. The true Golden Age is before, not behind. If man has once been driven from Paradise, while an angel with naming sword forbade his...
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