If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
The earthquake, however, must be to every one a most impressive event: the earth, considered from our earliest childhood as the type of solidity, has oscillated like a thin crust beneath our feet; and in seeing the laboured works of man in a moment o...
One hand has surely worked throughout the universe.
It is necessary to look forward to a harvest, however distant that may be, when some fruit will be reaped, some good effected.
There are several other sources of enjoyment in a long voyage, which are of a more reasonable nature. The map of the world ceases to be a blank; it becomes a picture full of the most varied and animated figures. Each part assumes its proper dimension...
