Essays, Volume 1H.M. Caldwell Company, 1870 |
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Page 16
... perfect medium never over - stepping the limit of charming pro- priety and grace . Then we have it once more in sculpture , the " tongue on the balance of expression , " those forms in every action at every age of life , ranging through ...
... perfect medium never over - stepping the limit of charming pro- priety and grace . Then we have it once more in sculpture , the " tongue on the balance of expression , " those forms in every action at every age of life , ranging through ...
Page 25
... perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest physical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity and grace of boys . They made vases , tragedies , and statues , such as healthy senses should ...
... perfect in their senses , perfect in their health , with the finest physical organization in the world . Adults acted with the simplicity and grace of boys . They made vases , tragedies , and statues , such as healthy senses should ...
Page 48
... perfect sweetness the independence of solitude . The objection to conforming to usages that have become dead to you is that it scatters your force . It loses your time and blurs the impres sion of your character . If you maintain a dead ...
... perfect sweetness the independence of solitude . The objection to conforming to usages that have become dead to you is that it scatters your force . It loses your time and blurs the impres sion of your character . If you maintain a dead ...
Page 58
... perfect respect is due . He may err in the expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . All my wilful actions and acquisi- tions are but roving ; -the most trivial reverie , the ...
... perfect respect is due . He may err in the expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . All my wilful actions and acquisi- tions are but roving ; -the most trivial reverie , the ...
Page 66
... perfect persons . We want men and women who shall renovate life and our social state , but we see that most natures are insolvent ; cannot satisfy their own wants , have an ambi- tion out of all proportion to their practical force , and ...
... perfect persons . We want men and women who shall renovate life and our social state , but we see that most natures are insolvent ; cannot satisfy their own wants , have an ambi- tion out of all proportion to their practical force , and ...
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