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" There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard for ancestry, which nourishes only a weak pride ; as there is also a care for posterity, which only disguises an habitual avarice, or hides the workings of a low and grovelling vanity. "
The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time - Page 4003
edited by - 1900 - 4190 pages
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Reunion of Descendants of Nathaniel Merriman at Wallingford, Conn. June 4 ...

Mansfield Merriman - Genealogy - 1915 - 212 pages
...something like this: "There may be and there often is a regard for ancestry which nourishes a weak pride, but there is also a moral and philosophical respect...which elevates the character and improves the heart." And I am convinced that we are gathered here to-day moved only by the highest motives, that we may...
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John Howland: A Mayflower Pilgrim

William Howland - Mayflower (Ship) - 1926 - 90 pages
...TO ALL DESCENDANTS OF THE PILGRIM JOHN HOWLAND THIS BOOK JOHN HOWLAND A MAYFLOWER PILGRIM "There is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors which elevates the character and inspires the heart." — DANIIL WEBSTEH. Edited and Compiled By WILLIAM HOWLAND for THE PILGRIM JOHN...
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The Owl, Volumes 3-5

1901 - 404 pages
...to consider the "Farie Queen" as the most precious jewel in their coronet. DANIEL WEBSTER: There is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors...which elevates the character and improves the heart. RALPH WALDO EMERSON : We sometimes see a change of expression in our companion, and say, his father...
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The Old Free State: A Contribution to the History of Lunenburg ..., Volume 2

Landon Covington Bell - Lunenberg County (Va.) - 1927 - 694 pages
...in such a history as this genealogies of the people of the locality. Daniel Webster has well said: "There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard...also a care for posterity, which only disguises an habituaJ avarice, or hides the workings of a low and groveling vanity. But there is also a moral and...
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The Hoop & the Tree: A Compass for Finding Deeper Relationship with All Life

Chris Hoffman - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2000 - 244 pages
...ancestral roots and appropriate elevation or rising up along the Tree axis when he wrote, "There is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors which elevates the character." 8 4 Malidoma Patrice Some, the contemporary shaman trained in the traditional practices of the Dagara...
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The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History

Robin L. Bennett - Medical - 2004 - 271 pages
...History of Family and Place. New York: Vintage Books. 6 Medical Verification of a Family History There is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors,...which elevates the character and improves the heart. — Daniel Webster VALIDATION OF FAMILY MEDICAL INFORMATION IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY Genetic diseases...
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The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volume 5

Genealogy - 1914 - 244 pages
...lives they lived, endure what they endured, and partake in the reward which they enjoyed. * ******** There may be, and there often is, indeed, a regard...which elevates the character and improves the heart. GATHERING GENEALOGY BY LETTER WRITING. BY GEORGE MILTON BABCOCK. To one whom the Lord has inspired...
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The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 4

United States - 1894 - 994 pages
...declared that, " There may be, and there often is, a regard for ancestry which nourishes a weak pride, but there is also a moral and philosophical respect...which elevates the character and improves the heart." From the American retort of our nineteenth-twentieth century chemistry is to be developed a manhood...
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Report, Issues 1-3

Missisquoi (Québec) - 1906 - 330 pages
...this Society at a former meeting here, gives a thought worth remembering. It is this :— "There is a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors which elevates the character and impresses the heart." The question naturally arises, "What can we do ?" It is said that woman is intuitive...
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