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In 1881, being on a visit to Boston, my wife and I found ourselves in the Parker House with the Ingersoll's, and went over to Charleston to hear him lecture. His subject was 'Some Mistakes of Moses,' and it was a memorable experience. Our lost leaders, -- Emerson, Thoreau, Theodore Parker, -- who had really spoken to disciples rather than to the nation, seemed to have contributed something to form this organ by which their voice could reach the people. Every variety of power was in this orator,
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― My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East
― My Pilgrimage to the Wise Men of the East
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Please say that my line is to make to smile the lunatic who has shown no sign of mirth for many months.
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