Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 276
... eternal generation of the soul . Cause and effect are two sides of one fact . The same law of eternal procession ranges all that we call the virtues , and extinguishes each in the light of a better . The great man will not be prudent in ...
... eternal generation of the soul . Cause and effect are two sides of one fact . The same law of eternal procession ranges all that we call the virtues , and extinguishes each in the light of a better . The great man will not be prudent in ...
Page 279
... eternal generation of circles proceeds , the eternal generator abides . That central life is somewhat superior to creation , superior to knowledge and thought , and contains all its circles . Forever it labors to create a life and ...
... eternal generation of circles proceeds , the eternal generator abides . That central life is somewhat superior to creation , superior to knowledge and thought , and contains all its circles . Forever it labors to create a life and ...
Page 312
... eternal picture which nature paints in the street with moving men and children , beggars , and fine ladies , draped in red , and green , and blue , and gray ; long - haired , grizzled , white - faced , black - faced , wrinkled , giant ...
... eternal picture which nature paints in the street with moving men and children , beggars , and fine ladies , draped in red , and green , and blue , and gray ; long - haired , grizzled , white - faced , black - faced , wrinkled , giant ...
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