Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... ment , outside of us is a law . We feel its inspi- rations ; out there in history we can see its fatal strength . It is almighty . All nature feels its grasp . " It is in the world and the world was made by it . " It is eternal , but it ...
... ment , outside of us is a law . We feel its inspi- rations ; out there in history we can see its fatal strength . It is almighty . All nature feels its grasp . " It is in the world and the world was made by it . " It is eternal , but it ...
Page 95
... ment we seek to separate them from the whole . We can no more halve things and get the sensual good , by itself , than we can get an inside that shall have no outside , or a light without a shadow . " Drive out nature with a fork , she ...
... ment we seek to separate them from the whole . We can no more halve things and get the sensual good , by itself , than we can get an inside that shall have no outside , or a light without a shadow . " Drive out nature with a fork , she ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. ment . Plenty , it does not need , and can very well abide its loss . But that which takes my fancy most , in the heroic class , is the good humor and hilarity they exhibit . It is a height to which common duty can ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. ment . Plenty , it does not need , and can very well abide its loss . But that which takes my fancy most , in the heroic class , is the good humor and hilarity they exhibit . It is a height to which common duty can ...
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