Self-culture: An Address Introductory to the Franklin Lectures, Delivered at Boston, September, 1838

ardent spirits awaken bear beauty bring called character cheering common condition conscience crime cultivate culture DAVID KIMBALL dignity disinterested divine drudgery duty earnest earth elevation faithfully feel fellow creatures fluence force of thought Franklin Lectures give grand grandeur greatest grow growth hear higher highest human human nature idea idea of Perfection Impartial individual Infi influence institutions intel intellectual and moral intelligence interest JONATHAN PHILLIPS justice lethargy living look manual labor mass means of improvement means of self-culture ment mind multitude munity narrow nature nity ourselves outward party passion perfection pestilence pleasure poor precious present progress proportion provement purpose of self-culture race religion religious principle rich schools self-improvement sider social society soul tinguished tions toil trade true truth ture unfold universe vast amount virtue WALTER CHANNING wants wealth whole WILLIAM E worth zens