Essays: First SeriesH. Altemus, 1892 - 322 pages |
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Page 8
... light on my book is yielded by a star a hundred millions . of miles distant , as the poise of my body depends on the equilibrium of centrifugal and centripetal forces , so the hours should be instructed by the ages , and the ages ...
... light on my book is yielded by a star a hundred millions . of miles distant , as the poise of my body depends on the equilibrium of centrifugal and centripetal forces , so the hours should be instructed by the ages , and the ages ...
Page 9
... light of all our day , the claim of claims ; the plea for educa- tion , for justice , for charity , the foundation of friendship and love , and of the heroism and gran- deur which belongs to acts of self - reliance . HISTORY . 9.
... light of all our day , the claim of claims ; the plea for educa- tion , for justice , for charity , the foundation of friendship and love , and of the heroism and gran- deur which belongs to acts of self - reliance . HISTORY . 9.
Page 11
... lights of the firma- ment . These hints , dropped as it were from sleep and night , let us use in broad day . The student is to read history actively and not passively ; to esteem his own life the text , and books the com- mentary ...
... lights of the firma- ment . These hints , dropped as it were from sleep and night , let us use in broad day . The student is to read history actively and not passively ; to esteem his own life the text , and books the com- mentary ...
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... light and of the world . I remem ber that being abroad one summer day , my com panion pointed out to me a broad cloud , which might extend a quarter of a mile parallel to the horizon , quite accurately in the form of a cherub as painted ...
... light and of the world . I remem ber that being abroad one summer day , my com panion pointed out to me a broad cloud , which might extend a quarter of a mile parallel to the horizon , quite accurately in the form of a cherub as painted ...
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... light by which man is truly man . But if the man is true to his better instincts or sentiments , and refuses the dominion of facts , as one that comes of a higher race , remains fast by the soul and sees the principle , then the facts ...
... light by which man is truly man . But if the man is true to his better instincts or sentiments , and refuses the dominion of facts , as one that comes of a higher race , remains fast by the soul and sees the principle , then the facts ...
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