Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 30
... perception , that our two souls are tinged with the same hue , and do as it were run into one , why should I measure degrees of latitude , why should I count Egyptian years ? The student interprets the age of chivalry by his own 30 ...
... perception , that our two souls are tinged with the same hue , and do as it were run into one , why should I measure degrees of latitude , why should I count Egyptian years ? The student interprets the age of chivalry by his own 30 ...
Page 49
... perception that the absolutely trustworthy was seated at their heart , working through their hands , predominating in all their being . And we are now men , and must ac- cept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny ; and not ...
... perception that the absolutely trustworthy was seated at their heart , working through their hands , predominating in all their being . And we are now men , and must ac- cept in the highest mind the same transcendent destiny ; and not ...
Page 65
... perceptions as of opinions , or rather much more readily ; for they do not distinguish between perception and notion . They fancy that I choose to see this or that thing . But perception is not whim- sical , but fatal . If I see a trait ...
... perceptions as of opinions , or rather much more readily ; for they do not distinguish between perception and notion . They fancy that I choose to see this or that thing . But perception is not whim- sical , but fatal . If I see a trait ...
Page 66
... perception of it is as much a fact as the sun . The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure that it is profane to seek to interpose helps . It must be that when God speaketh he should com- municate , not one thing , but ...
... perception of it is as much a fact as the sun . The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure that it is profane to seek to interpose helps . It must be that when God speaketh he should com- municate , not one thing , but ...
Page 68
... perception , we shall gladly disburden the memory of its hoarded treas- ures as old rubbish . When a man lives with God , his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook and the rustle of the corn . And now at last the highest ...
... perception , we shall gladly disburden the memory of its hoarded treas- ures as old rubbish . When a man lives with God , his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook and the rustle of the corn . And now at last the highest ...
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