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" we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing principle which upholds the world, and pervades all nature, is here brought before our eyes by a beautiful symbol. This, and similar images, I call the true symbols of the omnipresence of God. "
Winged Words on Chantrey's Woodcocks - Page xxxi
edited by - 1857 - 120 pages
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Conversations with Goethe in the Last Years of His Life

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1839 - 450 pages
...is the divine energy every where diffused, and divine love every where active." " Here," said he, " we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...which upholds the world, and pervades all nature, is brought before our eyes by this beautiful symbol. This, and others of a like nature, I esteem the true...
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Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret, Volume 2

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann - 1850 - 454 pages
...model from Myron's cow, with the suckling calf, was sent him by a young sculptor. " Here," said he, " we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...call the true symbols of the omnipresence of God." Monday, June 6, 1831. Goethe showed me to-day the beginning of the fifth act of " Faust," which had...
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Miscellanies

William R. Williams - 1850 - 404 pages
...A model from Myron's cow with the sucking calf, was sent him by a young artist. " Here," said he, " we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...which upholds the world, and pervades all nature, is brought before our eyes by this beautiful symbol. 7 '///.. and others of a like nature, / esteem the...
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Miscellanies

William R. Williams - 1850 - 448 pages
...A model from Myron's cow with the sucking calf, was sent him by a young artist. " Here," said he, " we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...which upholds the world, and pervades all nature, is brought before our eyes by this beautiful symbol. This, and others of a like nature, I esteem the true...
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The British and Foreign Evangelical Review, Volume 1

1852 - 710 pages
...model from Myron's cow with the sucking calf, was sent him by the young artist. " Here," said he, " we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...which upholds the world, and pervades all nature, is brought before our eyes by this beautiful symbol. ZV.rv, and others of a like nature, / esteem the...
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Winged Words on Chantrey's Woodcocks

James Patrick Muirhead - 1857 - 188 pages
...management of bronze;" . . "Great " in his gods and men, and even in such trifles as cups and " paterfe, Myron was equally great in his representation of "..." and pervades all Nature, is here brought before pur eyes " by a beautiful symbol. This, and similar images, I call the " true symbols of the Omnipresence...
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Goethe's Works, Volume 6

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1883 - 884 pages
...model from Myron's cow, with the suckling calf, was sent him by a young sculptor. " Here," said he, " we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...call the true symbols of the omnipresence of God." Mon., June 6. — Goethe showed me to-day the beginning of the fifth act of " Faust," which has hitherto...
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Letters to a Mother on the Philosophy of Froebel

Susan Elizabeth Blow - 1899 - 368 pages
...copy of Myron's cow with the suckling calf was sent him by a young sculptor. " ' Here,' said he, ' we have a subject of the highest sort — the nourishing...call the true symbols of the omnipresence of God.' " The persistent attempt of Nature to develop any ideal implies the realization of this ideal in the...
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