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Page 169
... in the mountains , they may believe in the adaptations of the eye . Un- doubtedly the changes of geology have a rela- tion to the prosperous sprouting of the corn and peas in my kitchen garden ; but not less LITERARY ETHICS 169.
... in the mountains , they may believe in the adaptations of the eye . Un- doubtedly the changes of geology have a rela- tion to the prosperous sprouting of the corn and peas in my kitchen garden ; but not less LITERARY ETHICS 169.
Page 183
... tion they think is inscribed on the walls of their being . They find that he is a poor , ignorant man , in a white - seamed , rusty coat , like them- selves , nowise emitting a continuous stream of light , but now and then a jet of ...
... tion they think is inscribed on the walls of their being . They find that he is a poor , ignorant man , in a white - seamed , rusty coat , like them- selves , nowise emitting a continuous stream of light , but now and then a jet of ...
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... tion , yet the remembrance of it in private hours mitigates his selfishness and compliance with custom . The Friar Bernard lamented in his cell on Mount Cenis the crimes of mankind , and rising one morning before day from his bed of ...
... tion , yet the remembrance of it in private hours mitigates his selfishness and compliance with custom . The Friar Bernard lamented in his cell on Mount Cenis the crimes of mankind , and rising one morning before day from his bed of ...
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