Essays: First SeriesH. Altemus, 1892 - 322 pages |
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Page 27
... youth , he then pierces to the truth through all the confu- sion of tradition and the caricature of institutions . Rare , extravagant spirits come by us at inter- vals , who disclose to us new facts in nature . I see that men of God ...
... youth , he then pierces to the truth through all the confu- sion of tradition and the caricature of institutions . Rare , extravagant spirits come by us at inter- vals , who disclose to us new facts in nature . I see that men of God ...
Page 28
... tyrrany , —is a familiar fact explained to the child when he becomes a man , only by seeing that the oppressor of his youth is himself a child tyrannized over by those names and words and forms , of whose influence he 28 ESSAY I.
... tyrrany , —is a familiar fact explained to the child when he becomes a man , only by seeing that the oppressor of his youth is himself a child tyrannized over by those names and words and forms , of whose influence he 28 ESSAY I.
Page 29
... youth . The fact teaches him how Belus was worshipped , and how the pyramids were built , better than the discovery by Champollion of the names of all the workmen and the cost of every tile . He finds Assyria and the Mounds of Cholula ...
... youth . The fact teaches him how Belus was worshipped , and how the pyramids were built , better than the discovery by Champollion of the names of all the workmen and the cost of every tile . He finds Assyria and the Mounds of Cholula ...
Page 33
... the voices of birds , are the obscure efforts of the mind in a right di- rection . The preternatural prowess of the hero , the gift of perpetual youth , and the like , are alike the endeavor of the human spirit " to bend the 3 HISTORY . 33.
... the voices of birds , are the obscure efforts of the mind in a right di- rection . The preternatural prowess of the hero , the gift of perpetual youth , and the like , are alike the endeavor of the human spirit " to bend the 3 HISTORY . 33.
Page 46
... youth and puberty and manhood no less with its own piquancy and charm , and made it enviable and gracious and its claims not to be put by , if it will stand by itself . Do not think the youth has no force because he cannot speak to you ...
... youth and puberty and manhood no less with its own piquancy and charm , and made it enviable and gracious and its claims not to be put by , if it will stand by itself . Do not think the youth has no force because he cannot speak to you ...
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