Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest phys- ical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity and grace of boys . They made vases , tragedies , and statues such as healthy senses should ...
... perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest phys- ical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity and grace of boys . They made vases , tragedies , and statues such as healthy senses should ...
Page 68
... perfect circle . It denies the name of duty to many offices that are called duties . But if I can discharge its debts , it enables me to dispense with the popular code . If any one imagines that this law is lax , let him keep its ...
... perfect circle . It denies the name of duty to many offices that are called duties . But if I can discharge its debts , it enables me to dispense with the popular code . If any one imagines that this law is lax , let him keep its ...
Page 92
... perfect for being little . Eyes , ears , taste , smell , motion , resistance , appetite , and organs of reproduction that take hold on eternity , -all find room to consist in the small creature . So do we put our life into every act ...
... perfect for being little . Eyes , ears , taste , smell , motion , resistance , appetite , and organs of reproduction that take hold on eternity , -all find room to consist in the small creature . So do we put our life into every act ...
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