Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 69
... less , than the fool and knave . There is , therefore , no tax on the good of virtue ; for , that is the incoming of ... Less . How can Less not feel the pain ; how not feel indignation or malev- olence towards More ? Look at those who ...
... less , than the fool and knave . There is , therefore , no tax on the good of virtue ; for , that is the incoming of ... Less . How can Less not feel the pain ; how not feel indignation or malev- olence towards More ? Look at those who ...
Page 73
... less conspicuous is the preponderance of nature over will in all practical life . There is less intention in history than we ascribed to it . We impute deep - laid , far - sighted plans to Cæsar and Napoleon ; but the best of their ...
... less conspicuous is the preponderance of nature over will in all practical life . There is less intention in history than we ascribed to it . We impute deep - laid , far - sighted plans to Cæsar and Napoleon ; but the best of their ...
Page 155
... less like other men . There is in all great poets , a wisdom of humanity , which is superior to any talents they exercise . The author , the wit , the partisan , the fine gentle- man , does not take place of the man . Humanity shines in ...
... less like other men . There is in all great poets , a wisdom of humanity , which is superior to any talents they exercise . The author , the wit , the partisan , the fine gentle- man , does not take place of the man . Humanity shines in ...
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