Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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... sense without knowing it , before yet the reflective habit has become the predominant habit of the mind . Our ... senses , perfect in their health , with the finest physical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity ...
... sense without knowing it , before yet the reflective habit has become the predominant habit of the mind . Our ... senses , perfect in their health , with the finest physical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity ...
Page 64
... sense to a common want . It is best to pay in your land a skilful gardener , or to buy good sense applied to gardening ; in your sailor , good sense applied to navigation ; in the house , good sense applied to cooking , sewing , serving ...
... sense to a common want . It is best to pay in your land a skilful gardener , or to buy good sense applied to gardening ; in your sailor , good sense applied to navigation ; in the house , good sense applied to cooking , sewing , serving ...
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... sense . On him who scorned the world , as he said , the scorned world wreaks its revenge . He that despiseth small things will perish by little and little . Goethe's Tasso is very likely to be a pretty fair historical portrait , and ...
... sense . On him who scorned the world , as he said , the scorned world wreaks its revenge . He that despiseth small things will perish by little and little . Goethe's Tasso is very likely to be a pretty fair historical portrait , and ...
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