. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . hedetermined people closer together, and led them to stand shoulder to shoulderin defense of the cause of liberty. Even those roughs who spoiled the lifeof James Otis, when they struck down one patriot, inspired a dozen othersto be still more ardent in the cause he championed, and to carry forward hiswork. Think of that, boys and girls, as you study the crises in Americanhistory. Tories and traitors, instead of weakening our cause, helped it bythe spirit and will that they aroused ; and these
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . hedetermined people closer together, and led them to stand shoulder to shoulderin defense of the cause of liberty. Even those roughs who spoiled the lifeof James Otis, when they struck down one patriot, inspired a dozen othersto be still more ardent in the cause he championed, and to carry forward hiswork. Think of that, boys and girls, as you study the crises in Americanhistory. Tories and traitors, instead of weakening our cause, helped it bythe spirit and will that they aroused ; and these led straight to victory. That IN BOSTON TOWN / thought will help you, perhaps, better to understand Thomsons perplex-ing line: From seeming evil still educing good. Why, was it Thomson who said that ? queried Christine. I thoughtit was Pope. No, my dear; « it was Thomson, Uncle Tom replied. But Popewrote certain lines J, that are even more applicable to all knotty prob-lems of whys and Who knows them? .J- K ?.?> No one knew just to what lines of Pope UncleTom referred ; so,. IN TORY patriot woman escaping from the Tories and the British. as they paused before the historic wharf where the disguised patriots flungover the offending chests of tea, he repeated the lines he had in mind: All Nature is but Art, unknown to thee; All Chance, Direction which thou canst not see ; All Discord, Harmony not understood ; All partial Evil, universal Good; And, spite of Pride, in erring Reasons spite, One truth is clear: Whatever is, is right! 8 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS As they passed along Summer street on their way from the old wharfof the Tea Party to the enlarged and renovated State House on BeaconHill, Uncle Tom stopped short and pointed across the way to a six-storybusiness block at the corner of Hiodi and Summer streets.
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