Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 45
... seek or why I exclude company . Then , again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations . Are they my poor ? I tell thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the ...
... seek or why I exclude company . Then , again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations . Are they my poor ? I tell thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the ...
Page 56
... truth , we do nothing of ourselves , but allow a passage to its beams . If we ask whence this comes , if we seek to pry into the soul that causes , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is 56 ESSAY II .
... truth , we do nothing of ourselves , but allow a passage to its beams . If we ask whence this comes , if we seek to pry into the soul that causes , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is 56 ESSAY II .
Page 57
... seek to interpose helps . It must be that when God speaketh he should commu- nicate , not one thing , but all things ; should fill the world with his voice ; should scatter forth light , na- ture , time , souls , from the centre of the ...
... seek to interpose helps . It must be that when God speaketh he should commu- nicate , not one thing , but all things ; should fill the world with his voice ; should scatter forth light , na- ture , time , souls , from the centre of the ...
Page 64
... seek to deserve that you should . I will not hide my tastes or aversions . I will so trust that what is deep is holy , that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever inly re- joices me , and the heart appoints . If you are ...
... seek to deserve that you should . I will not hide my tastes or aversions . I will so trust that what is deep is holy , that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever inly re- joices me , and the heart appoints . If you are ...
Page 72
... seek the Vatican , and the palaces . I affect to be intoxicated with sights and suggestions , but I am not intoxicated . My giant goes with me wherever I go . 3. But the rage of travelling is a symptom of a deeper unsoundness affecting ...
... seek the Vatican , and the palaces . I affect to be intoxicated with sights and suggestions , but I am not intoxicated . My giant goes with me wherever I go . 3. But the rage of travelling is a symptom of a deeper unsoundness affecting ...
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