Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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... expression , " a multitude of forms in the utmost freedom of action , and never transgressing the ideal serenity ; like votaries performing some religious dance before the gods , and , though in con- - vulsive pain or mortal combat ...
... expression , " a multitude of forms in the utmost freedom of action , and never transgressing the ideal serenity ; like votaries performing some religious dance before the gods , and , though in con- - vulsive pain or mortal combat ...
Page 48
... expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular , which does not fail to wreak itself also in the gener- al history ; I mean " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel ...
... expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular , which does not fail to wreak itself also in the gener- al history ; I mean " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel ...
Page 57
... expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; -the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and ...
... expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; -the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and ...
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... expression of his countenance , that he goes the mis- sionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a sovereign , and not like an interloper or a valet . I have no churlish objection to the circumnaviga- tion of the ...
... expression of his countenance , that he goes the mis- sionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a sovereign , and not like an interloper or a valet . I have no churlish objection to the circumnaviga- tion of the ...
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... expression are as near to us as to any , and if the American artist will study with hope and love the precise thing to be done by him , considering the climate , the soil , the length of the day , the wants of the people , the habit and ...
... expression are as near to us as to any , and if the American artist will study with hope and love the precise thing to be done by him , considering the climate , the soil , the length of the day , the wants of the people , the habit and ...
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