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Mabie says that the American has conceived of his government as existing to keep the house in order while the family lived its life freely, every individual following the bent of his own genius.
The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History G.E. Partridge
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Mabie says that America is distinguished by its capacities for forming helpful organizations.
The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History G.E. Partridge
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Hamilton Wright Mabie; boiled cabbage; a cocktail _after_ dinner; an old cigar butt; ... the kiss of Evelyn after the inauguration of Eleanor.
A Book of Burlesques 1918
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But that is just what I have been saying-that portrait, fine as it is, is not as fine as the man it represents, and all the things that have been said about Mr. Mabie, and certainly they have been very nobly worded and beautiful, still fall short of the real Mabie.
Mark Twain`s speeches; with an introduction by William Dean Howells. 1910
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We met Mr. Warner, the writer, Mr. Mabie, the editor of the Outlook and other pleasant people.
The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright, _After School Library_. 12 vols.
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906
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Hamilton Wright Mabie says that the question for each man to settle is not what he _would_ do if he had means, time, influence, and educational advantages, but what he _will_ do with the things he has.
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Various 1905
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Hamilton Wright Mabie says: "The day is dark only when the mind is dark; all weathers are pleasant when the heart is at rest."
The Girl Wanted Nixon Waterman 1901
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Hamilton Wright Mabie and John Finley were especially adroit and graceful, and Carnegie, who had been furnished with elaborate notes by his secretary, introduced his speakers with tact and humor, although it was evident that in some cases he would have been helpless without his literary furnishing -- to which in my case he referred with especial care.
A Daughter of the Middle Border Hamlin Garland 1900
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But that is just what I have been saying -- that portrait, fine as it is, is not as fine as the man it represents, and all the things that have been said about Mr. Mabie, and certainly they have been very nobly worded and beautiful, still fall short of the real Mabie.
Mark Twain's Speeches Mark Twain 1872
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