EssaysH.M. Caldwell, 1892 |
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Page 14
... a noise ; now I shall see men and women , and know the signs by which they may be discerned from fools and satans . This day shall be better than my birthday : then I became an animal : now I am invited into the science of 14 ESSAY I.
... a noise ; now I shall see men and women , and know the signs by which they may be discerned from fools and satans . This day shall be better than my birthday : then I became an animal : now I am invited into the science of 14 ESSAY I.
Page 15
... better than its old value , as the carpenter's stretched cord , if you hold your ear close enough , is musical in the breeze . " Things more excellent than every image , " says Jamblichus , " are expressed through images . " Things ...
... better than its old value , as the carpenter's stretched cord , if you hold your ear close enough , is musical in the breeze . " Things more excellent than every image , " says Jamblichus , " are expressed through images . " Things ...
Page 21
... better perception , he stands one step nearer to things , and sees the flowing or metamorphosis ; perceives that thought is multiform ; that within the form of every creature is a force impelling it to ascend into a higher form ; and ...
... better perception , he stands one step nearer to things , and sees the flowing or metamorphosis ; perceives that thought is multiform ; that within the form of every creature is a force impelling it to ascend into a higher form ; and ...
Page 46
... better nor worse . So is it with this calamity : it does not touch me : something which I fancied was a part of me , which could not be torn away without tearing me , nor enlarged without enriching me , falls off from me , and leaves no ...
... better nor worse . So is it with this calamity : it does not touch me : something which I fancied was a part of me , which could not be torn away without tearing me , nor enlarged without enriching me , falls off from me , and leaves no ...
Page 60
... better . Human life is made up of the two elements , power and form , and the proportion must be in- variably kept , if we would have it sweet and sound . Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect ...
... better . Human life is made up of the two elements , power and form , and the proportion must be in- variably kept , if we would have it sweet and sound . Each of these elements in excess makes a mischief as hurtful as its defect ...
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