EssaysJ. Munroe, 1841 - 303 pages |
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... A wise and good soul , therefore , never needs look for allu- sions personal and laudatory in discourse . He hears the commendation , not of himself , but more sweet , of - that character he seeks , in every word that 6 ESSAY 1 .
... A wise and good soul , therefore , never needs look for allu- sions personal and laudatory in discourse . He hears the commendation , not of himself , but more sweet , of - that character he seeks , in every word that 6 ESSAY 1 .
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... look at it , its outline and texture are changed alto- gether . Nothing is so fleeting as form . Yet never does it quite deny itself . In man we still trace the ru- diments or hints of all that we esteem badges of ser- vitude in the ...
... look at it , its outline and texture are changed alto- gether . Nothing is so fleeting as form . Yet never does it quite deny itself . In man we still trace the ru- diments or hints of all that we esteem badges of ser- vitude in the ...
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... they do ; nobler souls with that which they are . " And why ? Because a soul , living from a great depth of being , awakens in us by its actions and words , by its very looks and manners , the same power and 14 ESSAY I.
... they do ; nobler souls with that which they are . " And why ? Because a soul , living from a great depth of being , awakens in us by its actions and words , by its very looks and manners , the same power and 14 ESSAY I.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. its very looks and manners , the same power and beauty that a gallery of sculpture , or of pictures , are wont to animate . Civil history , natural history , the history of art , and the history of literature , —all ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. its very looks and manners , the same power and beauty that a gallery of sculpture , or of pictures , are wont to animate . Civil history , natural history , the history of art , and the history of literature , —all ...
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... of childhood . Our reverence for them is our reverence for childhood . Nobody can reflect upon an unconscious act with regret or contempt . Bard or hero cannot look down on the word or gesture of a child . It is as HISTORY . 21.
... of childhood . Our reverence for them is our reverence for childhood . Nobody can reflect upon an unconscious act with regret or contempt . Bard or hero cannot look down on the word or gesture of a child . It is as HISTORY . 21.
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