Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 16
... spirit through the bruteness and toughness of matter . Alone omnipotent , it con- verts all things to its own end . The adamant streams into softest but precise form before it , but , whilst I look at it , its outline and texture are ...
... spirit through the bruteness and toughness of matter . Alone omnipotent , it con- verts all things to its own end . The adamant streams into softest but precise form before it , but , whilst I look at it , its outline and texture are ...
Page 107
... spirit turns their spite against the wrong doers . The martyr cannot be dishonored . Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame ; every prison a more illustrious abode ; every burned book or house enlightens the world ; every sup- pressed ...
... spirit turns their spite against the wrong doers . The martyr cannot be dishonored . Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame ; every prison a more illustrious abode ; every burned book or house enlightens the world ; every sup- pressed ...
Page 199
... spirit . If a man lose his balance , and im- merse himself in any trades or pleasures for their own sake , he may be a good wheel or pin , but he is not a cultivated man . The spurious prudence , making the senses final , is the god of ...
... spirit . If a man lose his balance , and im- merse himself in any trades or pleasures for their own sake , he may be a good wheel or pin , but he is not a cultivated man . The spurious prudence , making the senses final , is the god of ...
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