The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 68
... ery that place is nothing . At home I dream that at Naples , at Rome , I can be intoxicated with beauty , and lose my sadness . I pack my trunk , embrace my friends , embark on the sea , and at last wake up in Naples , 68.
... ery that place is nothing . At home I dream that at Naples , at Rome , I can be intoxicated with beauty , and lose my sadness . I pack my trunk , embrace my friends , embark on the sea , and at last wake up in Naples , 68.
Page 69
... intoxicated with sights and sugges- tions , but I am not intoxicated . My giant goes with me wherever I go . 3. But the rage of traveling is itself only a symptom of a deeper unsound- ness affecting the whole intellectual action . The ...
... intoxicated with sights and sugges- tions , but I am not intoxicated . My giant goes with me wherever I go . 3. But the rage of traveling is itself only a symptom of a deeper unsound- ness affecting the whole intellectual action . The ...
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