Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the twenty-sixth day of November next to be devoted by the people of these states to the service of that great and glorious being, who is the beneficent author of all the good that was,that is, or that will be .

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by Michel de Certeau, which makes this argument in sustained form. I recommend it to you.

作者是米歇尔德赛都，这篇文章有力地证明了这个论点，建议大家读一下。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Probably the best book written on this, particularly on the language of the domestic slave trade, is Walter Johnson's book called Soul by Soul, a book-- I highly recommend you read it sometime in your reading lives.

也许有一本书描写这点最生动,特别是在记述国内奴隶贸易的语言上,是沃尔特·约翰逊所著的,《灵魂的灵魂》这本书,我强烈建议在你的读书生涯中加进这本书

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of Congress have by their joint committee requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

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