Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 45
... thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong . There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity I am bought and ...
... thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong . There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity I am bought and ...
Page 77
... thee ; therefore be at rest from seeking after it . " Our dependence on these foreign goods leads us to our slavish respect for numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the concourse , and with each new ...
... thee ; therefore be at rest from seeking after it . " Our dependence on these foreign goods leads us to our slavish respect for numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the concourse , and with each new ...
Page 78
... thee . He who knows that power is inborn , that he is weak because he has looked for good out of him and else- where , and so perceiving , throws himself unhesitat- ingly on his thought , instantly rights himself , stands in the erect ...
... thee . He who knows that power is inborn , that he is weak because he has looked for good out of him and else- where , and so perceiving , throws himself unhesitat- ingly on his thought , instantly rights himself , stands in the erect ...
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... , Lo ! it rushes thee to meet ; And all that Nature made thy own , Floating in air or pent in stone , Will rive the hills and swim the sea , And , like thy shadow , follow thee . ESSAY III . COMPENSATION . EVER since I was a.
... , Lo ! it rushes thee to meet ; And all that Nature made thy own , Floating in air or pent in stone , Will rive the hills and swim the sea , And , like thy shadow , follow thee . ESSAY III . COMPENSATION . EVER since I was a.
Page 144
... thee , its lowest organ . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations heretofore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real ...
... thee , its lowest organ . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations heretofore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real ...
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