Essays: First SeriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1895 - 290 pages |
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Page 48
... thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong . There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity I am bought and ...
... thee , thou foolish philanthropist , that I grudge the dollar , the dime , the cent , I give to such men as do not belong to me and to whom I do not belong . There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity I am bought and ...
Page 75
... thee ; therefore be at rest from seeking after it . " Our depend- ence on these foreign goods leads us to our slavish respect for numbers . The political parties meet in nu- merous conventions ; the greater the concourse , and with each ...
... thee ; therefore be at rest from seeking after it . " Our depend- ence on these foreign goods leads us to our slavish respect for numbers . The political parties meet in nu- merous conventions ; the greater the concourse , and with each ...
Page 78
... , Lo ! it rushes thee to meet ; And all that Nature made thy own , Floating in air or pent in stone , Will rive the hills and swim the sea , And , like thy shadow , follow thee . COMPENSATION . EVER since I was a boy , I.
... , Lo ! it rushes thee to meet ; And all that Nature made thy own , Floating in air or pent in stone , Will rive the hills and swim the sea , And , like thy shadow , follow thee . COMPENSATION . EVER since I was a boy , I.
Page 129
... thee , its lowest or- gan . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations heretofore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real ...
... thee , its lowest or- gan . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations heretofore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real ...
Page 153
... thee alone the sky is arched , Through thee the rose is red , All things through thee take nobler form , And look beyond the earth , The mill - round of our fate appears A sun - path in thy worth . Me too thy nobleness has taught To ...
... thee alone the sky is arched , Through thee the rose is red , All things through thee take nobler form , And look beyond the earth , The mill - round of our fate appears A sun - path in thy worth . Me too thy nobleness has taught To ...
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