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On The Human Imagination, Events Produce The Effects Of Time. Thus, He Who Has Travelled Far And Seen Much, Is Apt To Fancy That He Has Lived Long; And The History That Most Abounds In Important Incidents, Soonest Assumes The Aspect Of Antiquity.

In America The Taint Of Sectarianism Lies Broad Upon The Land. Not Content With Acknowledging The Supremacy As The Diety, And With Erecting Temples In His Honor, Where All Can Bow Down With Reverence, The Pride And Vanity Of Human Reason Enter Into And Pollute Our Worship, And The Houses That Should Be Of God And For God, Alone, Where He Is To Be Honored With Submissive Faith, Are Too Often Merely Schools Of Metaphysical And Useless Distinctions. The Nation Is Sectarian, Rather Than Christian.

It Is Seldom Men Think Of Death In The Pride Of Their Health And Strength.

Near The Centre Of That State Of New York Lies An Extensive District Of Country, Whose Surface Is A Succession Of Hills And Dales, Or, To Speak With Greater Deference To Geographical Definitions, Of Mountains And Valleys.

Some Changes Of Language Are To Be Regretted, As They Lead To False Inferences, And Society Is Always A Loser By Mistaking Names For Things.