Essays, Volume 1Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1905 - 354 pages |
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... for us , as we ourselves in that place would have done or applauded . We have the same interest in condition and char- acter . We honour the rich , because they have ex- ternally the freedom , power , and grace which we HISTORY 3.
... for us , as we ourselves in that place would have done or applauded . We have the same interest in condition and char- acter . We honour the rich , because they have ex- ternally the freedom , power , and grace which we HISTORY 3.
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... rich men , poets , who are not . This is the ultimate fact which we so quickly reach on this , as on every topic , the resolution of all into the ever - blessed ONE . Self - existence is the attribute of the Supreme Cause , and it ...
... rich men , poets , who are not . This is the ultimate fact which we so quickly reach on this , as on every topic , the resolution of all into the ever - blessed ONE . Self - existence is the attribute of the Supreme Cause , and it ...
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... rich , all eloquent , with thou- sand - cloven tongue , deign to repeat itself ; but if you can hear what these patriarchs say , surely you can reply to them in the same pitch of voice ; for the ear and the tongue are two organs of one ...
... rich , all eloquent , with thou- sand - cloven tongue , deign to repeat itself ; but if you can hear what these patriarchs say , surely you can reply to them in the same pitch of voice ; for the ear and the tongue are two organs of one ...
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... rich , it is scientific ; but this change is not amelioration . For everything that is given , something is taken . Society acquires new arts , and loses old in- stincts . What a contrast between the well - clad , read- ing , writing ...
... rich , it is scientific ; but this change is not amelioration . For everything that is given , something is taken . Society acquires new arts , and loses old in- stincts . What a contrast between the well - clad , read- ing , writing ...
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... rich , the fortunate , substantially on the same ground with all others . Is a man too strong and fierce for society , and by temper and position a bad citizen , -a morose ruffian , with a dash of the pirate in him ; -nature sends him a ...
... rich , the fortunate , substantially on the same ground with all others . Is a man too strong and fierce for society , and by temper and position a bad citizen , -a morose ruffian , with a dash of the pirate in him ; -nature sends him a ...
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