Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 177
... friendship , and if he should record his true sentiment , he might write a letter like this , to each new candidate ... friendship are great , austere , and eternal , of one web with the laws of nature and of morals . But we have aimed ...
... friendship , and if he should record his true sentiment , he might write a letter like this , to each new candidate ... friendship are great , austere , and eternal , of one web with the laws of nature and of morals . But we have aimed ...
Page 183
... friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances . I much prefer the company of plough - boys and tin - peddlers , to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display , by rides in a ...
... friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances . I much prefer the company of plough - boys and tin - peddlers , to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display , by rides in a ...
Page 185
... Friendship requires that rare mean betwixt likeness and unlikeness , that piques each with the presence of power and ... friendship demands is ability to do without it . To be capable of that high office , FRIENDSHIP . 185.
... Friendship requires that rare mean betwixt likeness and unlikeness , that piques each with the presence of power and ... friendship demands is ability to do without it . To be capable of that high office , FRIENDSHIP . 185.
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