Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 36
... light ? the ear of Handel predict the witchcraft of harmonic sound ? Do not the constructive fingers of Watt , Fulton , Whittemore , Arkwright predict the fusible , hard , and temperable texture of metals , the properties of stone ...
... light ? the ear of Handel predict the witchcraft of harmonic sound ? Do not the constructive fingers of Watt , Fulton , Whittemore , Arkwright predict the fusible , hard , and temperable texture of metals , the properties of stone ...
Page 73
... light from us . " They do not yet perceive , that , light unsystematic , indomitable , will break into any cabin , even into theirs . Let them chirp awhile and call it their own . If they are honest and do well , presently their neat ...
... light from us . " They do not yet perceive , that , light unsystematic , indomitable , will break into any cabin , even into theirs . Let them chirp awhile and call it their own . If they are honest and do well , presently their neat ...
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... light , comes new danger . Has he light ? he must bear witness to the light , and always outrun that sympathy which gives him such keen satisfaction , by his fidelity to new revelations of the incessant soul . He must hate father and ...
... light , comes new danger . Has he light ? he must bear witness to the light , and always outrun that sympathy which gives him such keen satisfaction , by his fidelity to new revelations of the incessant soul . He must hate father and ...
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