Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Page 102
... sense to a common want . It is best to pay in your land a skilful gar- dener , or to buy good sense applied to gardening ; in your sailor , good sense applied to navigation ; in the house , good sense applied to cooking , sew- ing ...
... sense to a common want . It is best to pay in your land a skilful gar- dener , or to buy good sense applied to gardening ; in your sailor , good sense applied to navigation ; in the house , good sense applied to cooking , sew- ing ...
Page 198
... senses is a world of shows ; it does not exist for itself , but has a symbolic character ; and a true prudence or law ... sense ; the second , taste ; and the third , spiritual perception . Once in a long time , a man traverses the whole ...
... senses is a world of shows ; it does not exist for itself , but has a symbolic character ; and a true prudence or law ... sense ; the second , taste ; and the third , spiritual perception . Once in a long time , a man traverses the whole ...
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... sense . him who scorned the world , as he said , the scorned world wreaks its revenge . He that despiseth small things , will perish by little and little . Goethe's Tasso is very likely to be a pretty fair historical portrait , and that ...
... sense . him who scorned the world , as he said , the scorned world wreaks its revenge . He that despiseth small things , will perish by little and little . Goethe's Tasso is very likely to be a pretty fair historical portrait , and that ...
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