Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 16
... whilst I look at it , its outline and texture are changed altogether . Nothing is so fleeting as form . Yet never does it quite deny itself . In man we still trace the rudiments or hints of all that we esteem badges of servitude in the ...
... whilst I look at it , its outline and texture are changed altogether . Nothing is so fleeting as form . Yet never does it quite deny itself . In man we still trace the rudiments or hints of all that we esteem badges of servitude in the ...
Page 29
... whilst subject to papacy , we prayed so often and with such fervor , whilst now we pray with the utmost coldness and very sel- dom ? " The advancing man discovers how deep a prop- erty he hath in all literature , -in all fable as well ...
... whilst subject to papacy , we prayed so often and with such fervor , whilst now we pray with the utmost coldness and very sel- dom ? " The advancing man discovers how deep a prop- erty he hath in all literature , -in all fable as well ...
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... whole scale , and sees and enjoys the symbol solidly ; then also has a clear eye for its beauty , and , lastly , whilst he pitches his tent on this sacred volcanic isle of nature , does not offer to build 198 ESSAY VII .
... whole scale , and sees and enjoys the symbol solidly ; then also has a clear eye for its beauty , and , lastly , whilst he pitches his tent on this sacred volcanic isle of nature , does not offer to build 198 ESSAY VII .
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