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The Duties and Dangers of Those Who Are Born Free. A Sermon Preached at the Annual Election of January 2, 1833, Before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, and His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, Lieutenant-Governor, the Honorable Council and the Legislature of Massachusetts
by William Bourne Oliver Peabody
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Dutton and Wentworth, 1833. 31,[1] pages. First edition. Original printed wrappers, untrimmed. A near fine copy.
A Springfield, Massachusetts minister, Peabody addresses his sermon to three ideas: a.) those who are born free should learn the worth of freedom b.) they should understand their responsibility to God and c.) those who are instruments of the State should do their utmost to affect the public welfare.
The devil-in-the-details of Peabody's first goal is evident with this passage: "Those who are born in a land of liberty, regard freedom as a very simple thing. It seems to them the easiest suggestion of nature, the first dictate of a nation's heart: and yet, in practice, we see, that so far from being a simple attainment, it is the very last result at which civil experience arrives. Nothing can be clearer than the truth, that man has a right to be free; but to reconcile liberty with order,-to define the provinces of freedom and submission,-to bring a million different wills to choose the one right way;-how to do this, is a problem, which cannot be solved without ages of time and hosts of intellectual power. (p6)"
Sabin 59381. Imprints 20592. Dumond p90.
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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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- Title
- The Duties and Dangers of Those Who Are Born Free. A Sermon Preached at the Annual Election of January 2, 1833, Before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor, and His Honor Thomas L. Winthrop, Lieutenant-Governor, the Honorable Council and the Legislature of Massachusetts
- Author
- William Bourne Oliver Peabody
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Wilmington, Delaware
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Established in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana buys and sells rare books and manuscripts covering diverse facets of American history.
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Our inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of collecting interests, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century American history, including African-American history, women's history, and unique or unusual materials documenting the American experience. In our stock, you will also find rare pamphlets, documents, letters and correspondence, journals, diaries, significant archives, as well as original art, graphics, and photographs.
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