Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. tions ; and the grasp of hands . His sin bedaubs him , mars all his good impression . Men know not ... hand , the hero fears not , that if he withhold the avowal of a just and brave act , it will go unwitnessed and ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. tions ; and the grasp of hands . His sin bedaubs him , mars all his good impression . Men know not ... hand , the hero fears not , that if he withhold the avowal of a just and brave act , it will go unwitnessed and ...
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... hand to hand , and they are a feeble folk . 99 It is a proverb , that " courtesy costs nothing ; but calculation might come to value love for its profit . Love is fabled to be blind ; but kindness is necessary to perception ; love is ...
... hand to hand , and they are a feeble folk . 99 It is a proverb , that " courtesy costs nothing ; but calculation might come to value love for its profit . Love is fabled to be blind ; but kindness is necessary to perception ; love is ...
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... hand built this huge wall , and that which builds , is better than that which is built . The hand that built , can topple it down much faster . Better than the hand , and nimbler , was the invisible thought which wrought through it ...
... hand built this huge wall , and that which builds , is better than that which is built . The hand that built , can topple it down much faster . Better than the hand , and nimbler , was the invisible thought which wrought through it ...
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