I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a…

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Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to...

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to...

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall,...

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall,...

While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting...

While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting...

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold...

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold...

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for...

The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for...

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to...

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to...

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness...

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness...

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their...

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their...

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same...

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same...

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the...

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the...