Is Polite Society Polite? and Other Essays
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By Julia Ward Howe 30 Mar, 2021
Excerpt from Is Polite Society Polite?: And Other Essays Theodore Parker the desire which I began to feel to give liv ing expression to my thoughts, and to lend to my written words the interpretation of my voice. Parker, who had taken a friendl ... Read more
Excerpt from Is Polite Society Polite?: And Other Essays Theodore Parker the desire which I began to feel to give liv ing expression to my thoughts, and to lend to my written words the interpretation of my voice. Parker, who had taken a friendly interest in the publication of my first volumes, Passion Flowers and Words for the Hour, gave his approval also to this new project of mine. The great desire of the age, he said, is for vocal expression. People are scarcely satisfied with the printed page alone: they crave for their instruction the living voice and the living presence.'   Less
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Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 – October 17, 1910) was an American poet and author, known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the original 1870 pacifist Mother's Day Proclamation. She w...
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