Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 13
... hears the commendation , not of him- self , but , more sweet , of that character he seeks , in every word that is said concerning character , yea further in every fact and circumstance , — in the running river and the rustling corn ...
... hears the commendation , not of him- self , but , more sweet , of that character he seeks , in every word that is said concerning character , yea further in every fact and circumstance , — in the running river and the rustling corn ...
Page 42
... Hear the rats in the wall , see the lizard on the fence , the fungus under foot , the lichen on the log . What do I know sympathetically , morally , of either of these worlds of life ? As old as the Cau- casian man , perhaps older ...
... Hear the rats in the wall , see the lizard on the fence , the fungus under foot , the lichen on the log . What do I know sympathetically , morally , of either of these worlds of life ? As old as the Cau- casian man , perhaps older ...
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... hears an admonition in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to believe that what is true for you in your private heart ...
... hears an admonition in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to believe that what is true for you in your private heart ...
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... hears an admonition in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to believe that what is true for you in your private heart ...
... hears an admonition in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to believe that what is true for you in your private heart ...
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... hear in solitude , but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world . Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members . Society is a joint - stock company , in which the mem- bers agree ...
... hear in solitude , but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world . Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members . Society is a joint - stock company , in which the mem- bers agree ...
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