[Footnote 198: Adams. The reference is presumably to Samuel Adams (172… — Essays

Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Footnote 198: Adams. The reference is presumably to Samuel Adams (1722-1803), a popular leader and orator in the cause of American freedom. He was a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Emerson may have in mind, however, John Adams (1735-1826), second president of the United States.]

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