Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 87
... event raises your spirits , and you think good days are preparing for you . Do not believe it . Nothing can bring ... black and white SELF - RELIANCE . 87.
... event raises your spirits , and you think good days are preparing for you . Do not believe it . Nothing can bring ... black and white SELF - RELIANCE . 87.
Page 299
... events pass over him without much impression . People say sometimes , ' See what I have over- come ; see how cheerful I am ; see how completely I have triumphed over these black events . ' Not if they still remind me of the black event ...
... events pass over him without much impression . People say sometimes , ' See what I have over- come ; see how cheerful I am ; see how completely I have triumphed over these black events . ' Not if they still remind me of the black event ...
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