Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 119
... life . There is less intention in history than we ascribe to it . We impute deep - laid , far - sighted plans to Cæsar and Napoleon ; but the best of their power was in nature , not in them . Men of an extraordinary SPIRITUAL LAWS . 119.
... life . There is less intention in history than we ascribe to it . We impute deep - laid , far - sighted plans to Cæsar and Napoleon ; but the best of their power was in nature , not in them . Men of an extraordinary SPIRITUAL LAWS . 119.
Page 146
... Cæsar , and not the player of Cæsar ; then the self - same strain of thought , emo- tion as pure , wit as subtle , motions as swift , mounting , extravagant , and a heart as great , self- sufficing , dauntless , which on the waves of ...
... Cæsar , and not the player of Cæsar ; then the self - same strain of thought , emo- tion as pure , wit as subtle , motions as swift , mounting , extravagant , and a heart as great , self- sufficing , dauntless , which on the waves of ...
Page 207
... Cæsar was not so great ; to - day , Job not so miserable . Yesterday , He radiant with the light of an ideal world , in which he lives , the first of men , and now oppressed by wants , and by sickness , for which he must thank himself ...
... Cæsar was not so great ; to - day , Job not so miserable . Yesterday , He radiant with the light of an ideal world , in which he lives , the first of men , and now oppressed by wants , and by sickness , for which he must thank himself ...
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