Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 54
... character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza ; -read it forward , backward , or across , it still spells the same thing . In this pleasing con- trite wood - life which God allows me , let me record day by day my honest thought ...
... character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza ; -read it forward , backward , or across , it still spells the same thing . In this pleasing con- trite wood - life which God allows me , let me record day by day my honest thought ...
Page 138
... character does evermore publish itself . It will not be concealed . It hates darkness , -it rushes into light . The most fugitive deed and word , the mere air of doing a thing , the intimated purpose , expresses character . If you act ...
... character does evermore publish itself . It will not be concealed . It hates darkness , -it rushes into light . The most fugitive deed and word , the mere air of doing a thing , the intimated purpose , expresses character . If you act ...
Page 281
... character is adroitness to keep the old and trodden round , and power and courage to make a new road to new and better goals . Character makes an overpow- ering present , a cheerful , determined hour , which fortifies all the company ...
... character is adroitness to keep the old and trodden round , and power and courage to make a new road to new and better goals . Character makes an overpow- ering present , a cheerful , determined hour , which fortifies all the company ...
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