Essays: First seriesH. Altemus, 1895 - 322 pages |
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Page 52
... face and figure , and acquire by degrees the gen- tlest asinine expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history ; I mean , " the foolish face of praise , " the ...
... face and figure , and acquire by degrees the gen- tlest asinine expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history ; I mean , " the foolish face of praise , " the ...
Page 181
... face him , and what love of na- ture , what poetry , what symbol of truth he had , he did certainly show him . But to most of us so- ciety shows not its face and eye , but its side and its back . To stand in true relations with men in a ...
... face him , and what love of na- ture , what poetry , what symbol of truth he had , he did certainly show him . But to most of us so- ciety shows not its face and eye , but its side and its back . To stand in true relations with men in a ...
Page 290
... face to face and live . For example , a man explores the basis of civil government . Let him intend his mind without respite , without rest , in one direction . His best heed long time avails him nothing . Yet thoughts are flitting ...
... face to face and live . For example , a man explores the basis of civil government . Let him intend his mind without respite , without rest , in one direction . His best heed long time avails him nothing . Yet thoughts are flitting ...
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