Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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... seen without heed . Let me add a few examples , such as fall within the scope of every man's observation , of trivial facts which go to illustrate great and conspicuous facts . A lady , with whom I was riding in the forest , said to me ...
... seen without heed . Let me add a few examples , such as fall within the scope of every man's observation , of trivial facts which go to illustrate great and conspicuous facts . A lady , with whom I was riding in the forest , said to me ...
Page 130
... seen to the un- seen . Hence the perfect intelligence that subsists between wise men of remote ages . A man cannot bury his meanings so deep in his book , but time and like - minded men will find them . Plato had a secret doctrine , had ...
... seen to the un- seen . Hence the perfect intelligence that subsists between wise men of remote ages . A man cannot bury his meanings so deep in his book , but time and like - minded men will find them . Plato had a secret doctrine , had ...
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... seen from the point of the in- tellect , or as truth . But all is sour , if seen as ex- perience . Details are always melancholy ; the plan is seemly and noble . It is strange how pain- ful is the actual world , —the painful kingdom of ...
... seen from the point of the in- tellect , or as truth . But all is sour , if seen as ex- perience . Details are always melancholy ; the plan is seemly and noble . It is strange how pain- ful is the actual world , —the painful kingdom of ...
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