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56 NOTICES OF BOOKS.
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serene brow of that calm old manas he stoops to kiss the child of a . forlorn her race s . in Thank repentant God sham for our e emblem and cover . , May that He hateful soon gallows bring Virg and inia soldiery to blot with out
thousands of broken fetters , . " tak What lesson baptism shall those How lips teach we stand us ? here Before without that still a fresh calm and brow utter let
us e a new . can consecration ? These tears ! how shall we dare even to offer consolation ? Only lips fresh from such a vow have lace a to rig these ht to mingle their children words of with God your
do tears Hearts not . We believe are envy stronger Slavery you your than will nearer swords go down p . Th in at blood last . fortni martyred Ours ght is inia ! the How is age weak sublime of thoug because . ht its I .
lesson ! the Christian one of conscience , of truth . Virg , each than man ' his s heart rifles said Those amen crushed to John a state Brown . These His have words changed , —they the are thoug stronger hts
even . . arms of millions ! God , and ordered will yet better crush and slavery granted . Men to Mm said and , ' Would the slav he e had those died noble in
soldier prison ' hours lace , — — th that at sin of teacher gle hour , the of echoes death , of granted his rifles him have a died higher away than in the the
hills— s a p million hearts guard his ; words . God bless this roof , —make it bless us . , We dare not say , bless you , children of this home ! you stand nearer God to
mak one whose all li worthier ps God of touche him d whose , and we dust rather we lay bend for your these blessing hills he . loved . .
Here e he us irded himself and went forth to battle among . Fuller success than his heart ever g dreamed God granted him . He sleeps in the blessings of the that such
man crushed has and lived the . poor Standing , and men here , believe let us more thank firml God y in for virtue a firmer now faith and a a
fuller hope . " this It articl would not to a be close just without to our readers remarking , or Mr that . Philli as ps a reformer , to draw
he is not a e man of u one idea . " Not thafc we , have any great , fear of be reminded the men of that one one idea idea eith is er better ; those than who none ridicule and such if it ;
be may a true idea it will be found in the end related to the whole premacy fr but aternity the orator of of justice ideas sees , its does and violation indeed truths . pervade in One other great all regards of prin these than ciple utterances — when the the su- ;
slave is affected . The foremost oration in this book is a plea for the social and political rights of women , and a masterly one in
it is . Mr . Phillips sees that women , as well as negroes , America and lie * are , that as John th Stuart denied declared , al leg existence ally non-existent the ; "
grounds sees that popular ey ri are ghts are denied leg in autocratic on countries same . t
society He has for taken obtaining the lead the in rig the hts organization of woman al , and committee of an has importan been of ad the
mitted Massachusetts to argue leg their islature cause , and before we believe a speci has secured important modifications of the laws in that stateThe essence of Ms
. demand for woman is in the following extract , with which we close our review of this most valuable volume .
this " I movement wish especial undertakes ly to direct to urge your upon attention the community to the precise . We princi do not pl attempt e which
56 Notices Of Books.
56 NOTICES OF BOOKS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1864, page 56, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031864/page/56/
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