Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... mind , is a party to all that is or can be done , for this is the only and sovereign agent . Of the works of this mind history is the record . Its genius is illustrated by the entire series of days . Man is explicable by nothing less ...
... mind , is a party to all that is or can be done , for this is the only and sovereign agent . Of the works of this mind history is the record . Its genius is illustrated by the entire series of days . Man is explicable by nothing less ...
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... mind is a new classifi- cation . If it prove a mind of uncommon activity and power , a Locke , a Lavoisier , a Hutton , a Ben- tham , a Spurzheim , it imposes its classification on other men , and lo ! a new system . In proportion ...
... mind is a new classifi- cation . If it prove a mind of uncommon activity and power , a Locke , a Lavoisier , a Hutton , a Ben- tham , a Spurzheim , it imposes its classification on other men , and lo ! a new system . In proportion ...
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... minds travel when our bod- ies are forced to stay at home . We imitate ; and what is imitation but the travelling of the mind ? Our houses are built with foreign taste ; our shelves are garnished with foreign ornaments ; our opinions ...
... minds travel when our bod- ies are forced to stay at home . We imitate ; and what is imitation but the travelling of the mind ? Our houses are built with foreign taste ; our shelves are garnished with foreign ornaments ; our opinions ...
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