Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 29
... leave the print of its features and form in some one or oth- er of these upright , heaven - facing speakers . Ah ! brother , stop the ebb of thy soul , - ebbing downward into the forms into whose habits thou hast now for many years slid ...
... leave the print of its features and form in some one or oth- er of these upright , heaven - facing speakers . Ah ! brother , stop the ebb of thy soul , - ebbing downward into the forms into whose habits thou hast now for many years slid ...
Page 50
... Leave your theory , as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot , and flee . A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds , adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines . With consistency a great soul has sim- ply ...
... Leave your theory , as Joseph his coat in the hand of the harlot , and flee . A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds , adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines . With consistency a great soul has sim- ply ...
Page 75
... leave no class . He who is really of their class will not be called by their name , but will be his own man , and , in his turn , the founder of a sect . The arts and inventions of each period are only its costume , and do not ...
... leave no class . He who is really of their class will not be called by their name , but will be his own man , and , in his turn , the founder of a sect . The arts and inventions of each period are only its costume , and do not ...
Page 78
... leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Effect , the chan- cellors of God . In the Will work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , and shalt sit hereafter out of fear from her rotations . A politi ...
... leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Effect , the chan- cellors of God . In the Will work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , and shalt sit hereafter out of fear from her rotations . A politi ...
Page 84
... like grati- fications another day , bank - stock and doubloons , venison and champagne ? This must be the compen- sation intended ; for what else ? Is it that they are - • to have leave to pray and praise ? 84 ESSAY III .
... like grati- fications another day , bank - stock and doubloons , venison and champagne ? This must be the compen- sation intended ; for what else ? Is it that they are - • to have leave to pray and praise ? 84 ESSAY III .
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