Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 117
... seems so great , that nothing can be taken from us that seems much . All loss , all pain is particular : the universe remains to the heart unhurt . Distress never , trifles never abate our trust . No man ever stated his griefs as ...
... seems so great , that nothing can be taken from us that seems much . All loss , all pain is particular : the universe remains to the heart unhurt . Distress never , trifles never abate our trust . No man ever stated his griefs as ...
Page 269
... seems to be con- tradicted by the new ; it is only limited by the new . The new statement is always hated by the old , and , to those dwelling in the old , comes like an abyss of skepticism . But the eye soon gets wonted to it , for the ...
... seems to be con- tradicted by the new ; it is only limited by the new . The new statement is always hated by the old , and , to those dwelling in the old , comes like an abyss of skepticism . But the eye soon gets wonted to it , for the ...
Page 302
... seems the calm and grand air of these few , these great spiritual lords , who have walked in the world , these of the old religion , -dwelling in a worship which makes the sanctities of Christi- anity look parvenues and popular ; for ...
... seems the calm and grand air of these few , these great spiritual lords , who have walked in the world , these of the old religion , -dwelling in a worship which makes the sanctities of Christi- anity look parvenues and popular ; for ...
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