Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 280
... ligion of nations , the manners and morals of man- kind , are all at the mercy of a new generalization . Generalization is always a new influx of the di- vinity into the mind . Hence the thrill that at- tends it . Valor consists in the ...
... ligion of nations , the manners and morals of man- kind , are all at the mercy of a new generalization . Generalization is always a new influx of the di- vinity into the mind . Hence the thrill that at- tends it . Valor consists in the ...
Page 283
... ligion . The field cannot be well seen from within the field . The astronomer must have his diameter of the earth's orbit as a base to find the parallax of any star . Therefore we value the poet . All the argument and all the wisdom is ...
... ligion . The field cannot be well seen from within the field . The astronomer must have his diameter of the earth's orbit as a base to find the parallax of any star . Therefore we value the poet . All the argument and all the wisdom is ...
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... ligion . " A man , " said Oliver Cromwell , " never rises so high as when he knows not whither he is go- ing . " Dreams and drunkenness , the use of opium and alcohol are the semblance and counterfeit of this oracular genius , and hence ...
... ligion . " A man , " said Oliver Cromwell , " never rises so high as when he knows not whither he is go- ing . " Dreams and drunkenness , the use of opium and alcohol are the semblance and counterfeit of this oracular genius , and hence ...
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