Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 19
... common origin of very diverse works ? It is the spirit and not the fact that is identical . By descend- ing far down into the depths of the soul , and not primarily by a painful acquisition of many man- ual skills , the artist attains ...
... common origin of very diverse works ? It is the spirit and not the fact that is identical . By descend- ing far down into the depths of the soul , and not primarily by a painful acquisition of many man- ual skills , the artist attains ...
Page 126
... common men , " is fanaticism , and betrays ob- tuseness to perceive that there is one mind in all the individuals , and no respect of persons therein . • By doing his work , he makes the need felt which he can supply . He creates the ...
... common men , " is fanaticism , and betrays ob- tuseness to perceive that there is one mind in all the individuals , and no respect of persons therein . • By doing his work , he makes the need felt which he can supply . He creates the ...
Page 273
... common hours , society sits cold and statuesque . We all stand waiting , empty , -knowing , possibly , that we can be full , surrounded by mighty sym- bols which are not symbols to us , but prose and trivial toys . Then cometh the god ...
... common hours , society sits cold and statuesque . We all stand waiting , empty , -knowing , possibly , that we can be full , surrounded by mighty sym- bols which are not symbols to us , but prose and trivial toys . Then cometh the god ...
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