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Page 36
... whilst art draws out the venom , it commonly extorts some benefit from the vanquished enemy . The mis chievous torrent is taught to drudge for man ; the wild beasts he makes useful for food , or dress 36 CONDUCT OF LIFE .
... whilst art draws out the venom , it commonly extorts some benefit from the vanquished enemy . The mis chievous torrent is taught to drudge for man ; the wild beasts he makes useful for food , or dress 36 CONDUCT OF LIFE .
Page 40
... whilst some animals became tor- pid in winter , others were torpid in summer : hiber- nation then was a false name . The long sleep is not an effect of cold , but is regulated by the supply of food proper to the animal . It becomes ...
... whilst some animals became tor- pid in winter , others were torpid in summer : hiber- nation then was a false name . The long sleep is not an effect of cold , but is regulated by the supply of food proper to the animal . It becomes ...
Page 46
... Whilst the man is weak , the earth takes up him . He plants his brain and affections . By and by he will take up the earth , and have his gardens and vineyards in the beautiful order and productiveness of his thought . Every solid in ...
... Whilst the man is weak , the earth takes up him . He plants his brain and affections . By and by he will take up the earth , and have his gardens and vineyards in the beautiful order and productiveness of his thought . Every solid in ...
Page 61
... whilst all the rival's arrows are good , and well thrown . But if he knew all the facts in the encyclopedia , it would not help him ; for this is an affair of pres- ence of mind , of attitude , of aplomb : the opponent has the sun and ...
... whilst all the rival's arrows are good , and well thrown . But if he knew all the facts in the encyclopedia , it would not help him ; for this is an affair of pres- ence of mind , of attitude , of aplomb : the opponent has the sun and ...
Page 65
... whilst red republicanism in the father is a spasm of nature to engender an intolerable tyrant in the next age . On the other hand , conservatism , ever more timorous and narrow , disgusts the chil- dren and drives them for a mouthful of ...
... whilst red republicanism in the father is a spasm of nature to engender an intolerable tyrant in the next age . On the other hand , conservatism , ever more timorous and narrow , disgusts the chil- dren and drives them for a mouthful of ...
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