Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 112
... comes by shocks . We cannot part with our friends . We cannot let our angels go . We do not see that they only go out , that archangels may come in . We are idolaters of the old . We do not believe in the riches of the soul , in its ...
... comes by shocks . We cannot part with our friends . We cannot let our angels go . We do not see that they only go out , that archangels may come in . We are idolaters of the old . We do not believe in the riches of the soul , in its ...
Page 211
... comes readily to heart , and magni- fies the consequence of the other party ; but it is a bad counsellor . Every man ... come to value love for its profit . Love is fabled to be blind ; but kindness is necessary to perception ; love is ...
... comes readily to heart , and magni- fies the consequence of the other party ; but it is a bad counsellor . Every man ... come to value love for its profit . Love is fabled to be blind ; but kindness is necessary to perception ; love is ...
Page 256
... comes to the lowly and simple ; it comes to whomsoever will put off what is foreign and proud ; it comes as insight ; it comes as serenity and grandeur . When we see those whom it in- habits , we are apprised of new degrees of great ...
... comes to the lowly and simple ; it comes to whomsoever will put off what is foreign and proud ; it comes as insight ; it comes as serenity and grandeur . When we see those whom it in- habits , we are apprised of new degrees of great ...
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