Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 108
... friendships hurry to short and poor conclusions , because we have made them a texture of wines and dreams , instead of the tough fibre of the human heart . The laws of friendship are great , austere , and eternal , of one web with the ...
... friendships hurry to short and poor conclusions , because we have made them a texture of wines and dreams , instead of the tough fibre of the human heart . The laws of friendship are great , austere , and eternal , of one web with the ...
Page 112
... friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances . I much prefer the company of plough - boys and tin - peddlers to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display , by rides in a ...
... friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances . I much prefer the company of plough - boys and tin - peddlers to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display , by rides in a ...
Page 114
... Friendship demands a religious treatment . We must not be wilful , we must not provide . We talk of choosing our friends , but friends are self - elected . Reverence is a great part of it . Treat your friend as a spectacle . Of course ...
... Friendship demands a religious treatment . We must not be wilful , we must not provide . We talk of choosing our friends , but friends are self - elected . Reverence is a great part of it . Treat your friend as a spectacle . Of course ...
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