Essays: First SeriesH. Altemus, 1892 - 322 pages |
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... as laws . Each law in turn is made by circum- stances predominant , and the limits of nature give power to but one at a time . A man is the whole encyclopædia of facts . The creation of a thou- sand ( 7 ) ESSAY HISTORY,
... as laws . Each law in turn is made by circum- stances predominant , and the limits of nature give power to but one at a time . A man is the whole encyclopædia of facts . The creation of a thou- sand ( 7 ) ESSAY HISTORY,
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... gives worth to particular men and things . Human life as contain- ing this is mysterious and inviolable , and we hedge it round with penalties and laws . All laws de- rive hence their ultimate reason , all express at last reverence for ...
... gives worth to particular men and things . Human life as contain- ing this is mysterious and inviolable , and we hedge it round with penalties and laws . All laws de- rive hence their ultimate reason , all express at last reverence for ...
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... gives of himself and his com- patriots in the Retreat of the Ten Thousand . " After the army had crossed the river Teleboas in Armenia , there fell much snow , and the troops lay miserably on the ground , covered with it . But Xenophon ...
... gives of himself and his com- patriots in the Retreat of the Ten Thousand . " After the army had crossed the river Teleboas in Armenia , there fell much snow , and the troops lay miserably on the ground , covered with it . But Xenophon ...
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First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. gives as good as he gets . Who does not see that this is a gang of great boys with such a code of honor and such lax discipline as great boys have ? The costly charm of the ancient tragedy and indeed of ...
First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. gives as good as he gets . Who does not see that this is a gang of great boys with such a code of honor and such lax discipline as great boys have ? The costly charm of the ancient tragedy and indeed of ...
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... gives the history of religion with some closeness to the faith of later ages . Pro- metheus is the Jesus of the old mythology . He is the friend of man ; stands between the unjust " justice " of the Eternal Father , and the race of ...
... gives the history of religion with some closeness to the faith of later ages . Pro- metheus is the Jesus of the old mythology . He is the friend of man ; stands between the unjust " justice " of the Eternal Father , and the race of ...
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