EssaysH.M. Caldwell, 1892 |
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Page 32
... measure of intel- lect . Therefore all books of the imagination endure , all which ascend to that truth , that the writer sees nature beneath him , and uses it as his exponent . Every verse or sentence , possessing this virtue , will ...
... measure of intel- lect . Therefore all books of the imagination endure , all which ascend to that truth , that the writer sees nature beneath him , and uses it as his exponent . Every verse or sentence , possessing this virtue , will ...
Page 38
... measure of gallons , but the entire atmosphere if wanted . And therefore the rich poets , as Homer , Chaucer , Shakespeare , and Raphael , have obviously no limits to their works , except the limits of their lifetime , and resemble a ...
... measure of gallons , but the entire atmosphere if wanted . And therefore the rich poets , as Homer , Chaucer , Shakespeare , and Raphael , have obviously no limits to their works , except the limits of their lifetime , and resemble a ...
Page 49
... measure of activity and of enjoyment . I thus express the law as it is read from the platform of ordinary life , but must not leave it without noticing the capital exception . For tem- perament is a power which no man willingly hears ...
... measure of activity and of enjoyment . I thus express the law as it is read from the platform of ordinary life , but must not leave it without noticing the capital exception . For tem- perament is a power which no man willingly hears ...
Page 57
... measures . The great gifts are not got by analysis . Everything good is on the highway . The middle region of our being is the temperate zone . We may climb into the thin and cold . realm of pure geometry and lifeless science , or sink ...
... measures . The great gifts are not got by analysis . Everything good is on the highway . The middle region of our being is the temperate zone . We may climb into the thin and cold . realm of pure geometry and lifeless science , or sink ...
Page 67
... measured by miles . Why should I fret myself , because a cir- cumstance has occurred which hinders my pres- ence where I was expected ? If I am not at the meeting , my presence where I am should be as useful to the commonwealth of ...
... measured by miles . Why should I fret myself , because a cir- cumstance has occurred which hinders my pres- ence where I was expected ? If I am not at the meeting , my presence where I am should be as useful to the commonwealth of ...
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