Essays, Volume 1Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1905 - 354 pages |
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... seems , the same fellow - beings as I. The sun and moon , water and fire , met his heart precisely as they meet mine . Then the vaunted distinction between Greek and English , between Classic and Romantic schools , seems superficial and ...
... seems , the same fellow - beings as I. The sun and moon , water and fire , met his heart precisely as they meet mine . Then the vaunted distinction between Greek and English , between Classic and Romantic schools , seems superficial and ...
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... seems the self - defence of man against this untruth , namely , a discontent with the believed fact that a God exists , and a feeling that the obligation of reverence is onerous . It would steal , if it could , the fire of the Creator ...
... seems the self - defence of man against this untruth , namely , a discontent with the believed fact that a God exists , and a feeling that the obligation of reverence is onerous . It would steal , if it could , the fire of the Creator ...
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... and by the unceasing succession of brisk shocks of surprise . The universal nature , too strong for the petty nature of the bard , sits on his neck and writes through his hand ; so that when he seems to vent a HISTORY 19.
... and by the unceasing succession of brisk shocks of surprise . The universal nature , too strong for the petty nature of the bard , sits on his neck and writes through his hand ; so that when he seems to vent a HISTORY 19.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. hand ; so that when he seems to vent a mere caprice and wild romance , the issue is an exact allegory . Hence Plato said that ' poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand . ' All the ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. hand ; so that when he seems to vent a mere caprice and wild romance , the issue is an exact allegory . Hence Plato said that ' poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand . ' All the ...
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... seems he knows how to speak to his contemporaries . Bashful or bold , then , he will know how to make us seniors very unnecessary . The nonchalance of boys who are sure of a dinner , and would disdain as much as a lord to do or say ...
... seems he knows how to speak to his contemporaries . Bashful or bold , then , he will know how to make us seniors very unnecessary . The nonchalance of boys who are sure of a dinner , and would disdain as much as a lord to do or say ...
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