Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-2 of 2
Page 143
... Epaminondas , but I do not wish to be Epaminondas . I hold it more . just to love the world of this hour , than the world of his hour . Nor can you , if I am true , excite me to the least uneasiness by saying , " he acted , and thou ...
... Epaminondas , but I do not wish to be Epaminondas . I hold it more . just to love the world of this hour , than the world of his hour . Nor can you , if I am true , excite me to the least uneasiness by saying , " he acted , and thou ...
Page 144
... Epaminondas or Homer being there ? and that the soul did not know its own needs ? Besides , without any reasoning on the matter , I have no discontent . The good soul nourishes me alway , unlocks new magazines of power and en- joyment ...
... Epaminondas or Homer being there ? and that the soul did not know its own needs ? Besides , without any reasoning on the matter , I have no discontent . The good soul nourishes me alway , unlocks new magazines of power and en- joyment ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action appear beauty becomes behold better black event Bonduca Cæsar character child circle conversation divine doctrine effect Epaminondas eternal evanescent experience fact fear feel friendship genius gifts give Greek hand heart heaven HENRY ALTEMUS Heraclitus heroism highest hour human instinct intellect less light live look lose man's ment mind moral nature never noble object OVER-SOUL painted pass perfect persons Petrarch Phidias Phocion Plato Plotinus Plutarch poet poetry prudence RALPH WALDO EMERSON relations religion Rome sculpture secret seek seems seen sense Shakespeare society Socrates Sophocles soul speak Spinoza spirit stand stoicism sweet talent teach thee things thou thought ticulate tion to-day to-morrow true truth ture uncon universal virtue walk whilst whole wisdom wise words Xenophon youth Zoroaster