EssaysH.M. Caldwell, 1892 |
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... turns the world to glass , and shows us all things in their right series and procession . For , through that better perception , he stands one step nearer to things , and sees the flowing or metamorphosis ; perceives that thought is ...
... turns the world to glass , and shows us all things in their right series and procession . For , through that better perception , he stands one step nearer to things , and sees the flowing or metamorphosis ; perceives that thought is ...
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... turn arise and walk be- fore him as exponent of his meaning . Comes he to that power , his genius is no longer exhaustible . All the creatures , by pairs and by tribes , pour into his mind as into a Noah's ark , to come forth again . to ...
... turn arise and walk be- fore him as exponent of his meaning . Comes he to that power , his genius is no longer exhaustible . All the creatures , by pairs and by tribes , pour into his mind as into a Noah's ark , to come forth again . to ...
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... turns out to be scene - painting and counterfeit . The only thing grief has taught me , is to know how shallow it is . That , like all the rest , plays about the surface , and never introduces me into the reality , for contact with ...
... turns out to be scene - painting and counterfeit . The only thing grief has taught me , is to know how shallow it is . That , like all the rest , plays about the surface , and never introduces me into the reality , for contact with ...
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... turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music - box must play . Men resist the conclusion in the morn- ing , but adopt it as the evening wears on , that temper prevails over everything of time , place ...
... turns out to be a certain uniform tune which the revolving barrel of the music - box must play . Men resist the conclusion in the morn- ing , but adopt it as the evening wears on , that temper prevails over everything of time , place ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. afterwards in Goethe ; even in Bettine ; but now I turn the pages of either of them languidly , whilst I still cherish their genius . So with pictures ; each will bear an emphasis of attention once , which it cannot ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. afterwards in Goethe ; even in Bettine ; but now I turn the pages of either of them languidly , whilst I still cherish their genius . So with pictures ; each will bear an emphasis of attention once , which it cannot ...
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