EssaysH.M. Caldwell, 1892 |
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Page 24
... numbers , and threaten to devour them ; but these last are not winged . At the end of a very short leap they fall plump down , and rot , having received from the souls out of which they came no beautiful wings . But the melodies of the ...
... numbers , and threaten to devour them ; but these last are not winged . At the end of a very short leap they fall plump down , and rot , having received from the souls out of which they came no beautiful wings . But the melodies of the ...
Page 28
... number of such as were professionally expressors of Beauty , as paint- ers , poets , musicians , and actors , have been more than others wont to lead a life of pleasure and in- dulgence ; all but the few who received the true nectar ...
... number of such as were professionally expressors of Beauty , as paint- ers , poets , musicians , and actors , have been more than others wont to lead a life of pleasure and in- dulgence ; all but the few who received the true nectar ...
Page 55
... number of good hours , is wis- dom . It is not the part of men , but of fanatics , or of mathematicians , if you will , to say , that , the shortness of life considered , it is not worth caring whether for so short a duration we were ...
... number of good hours , is wis- dom . It is not the part of men , but of fanatics , or of mathematicians , if you will , to say , that , the shortness of life considered , it is not worth caring whether for so short a duration we were ...
Page 80
... same laws which control the tides and the sun , numbers and quantities . 66 But to use a more modest illustration , and nearer home , I observe , that in our political elec- tions , where this element , if it appears at 80 ESSAY III .
... same laws which control the tides and the sun , numbers and quantities . 66 But to use a more modest illustration , and nearer home , I observe , that in our political elec- tions , where this element , if it appears at 80 ESSAY III .
Page 185
... numbers , perfect where two men exist , per- fect where there is only one man . Every man's nature is a sufficient advertise- ment to him of the character of his fellows . My right and my wrong , is their right and their wrong . Whilst ...
... numbers , perfect where two men exist , per- fect where there is only one man . Every man's nature is a sufficient advertise- ment to him of the character of his fellows . My right and my wrong , is their right and their wrong . Whilst ...
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