Proceedings at the ... breakfast held in honour of W.L. Garrison ... in St. James's hall, London ... June 29th, 18671868 |
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85. oldal - And what shall I more say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets; who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
18. oldal - I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation.
59. oldal - I am in earnest. I will not equivocate — I will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch. AND I WILL BE HEARD.
66. oldal - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek ; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captive, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.
40. oldal - For the Lord On the whirlwind is abroad; In the earthquake He has spoken; He has smitten with His thunder The iron walls asunder, And the gates of brass are broken! Loud and long Lift the old exulting song; Sing with Miriam by the sea, He has cast the mighty down; Horse and rider sink and drown; "He hath triumphed gloriously!
55. oldal - Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 'tis prosperous to be just; Then it is the brave man chooses, while the coward stands aside, Doubting in his abject spirit, till his Lord is crucified, And the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied.
38. oldal - On arriving in London I received a polite invitation by letter from Mr. Buxton to take breakfast with him. Presenting myself at the appointed time, when my name was announced, instead of coming forward promptly to take me by the hand he scrutinized me from head to foot, and then inquired, somewhat dubiously, " Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Garrison, of Boston, in the United States ? " " Yes, sir," I replied, " I am he ; and I am here in accordance with your invitation.
59. oldal - Some time afterward, it was reported to me by the city officers that they had ferreted out the paper and its editor ; that his office was an obscure hole, his only visible auxiliary a negro boy, and his supporters a few very insignificant persons of all colors,
21. oldal - ... turned to flight the armies of the aliens/ I ask if this grand passage of the inspired writer may not be applied to that heroic band who have made America the perpetual home of freedom ? Thus, in spite of all that persecutions could do, opinion grew in the North in favour of freedom; but in the South, alas ! in favour of that most devilish delusion that slavery was a Divine institution. The moment that idea took possession of the South, war was inevitable. Neither fact, nor argument, nor counsel,...
35. oldal - ... and are daily becoming greater. The prejudices which beset every form of society — and of which there was a plentiful crop in America — are rapidly melting away. The chains of prescription have been broken ; it is not only the slave who has been freed — the mind of America has been emancipated The whole intellect of the country has been set thinking about the fundamental questions of society and government ; and the new problems which have to be solved and the new difficulties which have...