Essays: First seriesH. Altemus, 1895 - 322 pages |
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Page 175
... Friendship , like the immortality of the soul , is too good to be believed . The lover , beholding his maiden , half knows that she is not verily that which he worships ; and in the golden hour of friendship , we are surprised with ...
... Friendship , like the immortality of the soul , is too good to be believed . The lover , beholding his maiden , half knows that she is not verily that which he worships ; and in the golden hour of friendship , we are surprised with ...
Page 177
... friendships hurry to short and poor conclusions , because we have made them a texture of wine and dreams , instead of the tough fibre of the human heart . The laws of friendship are great , austere , and eternal , of one web with the ...
... friendships hurry to short and poor conclusions , because we have made them a texture of wine and dreams , instead of the tough fibre of the human heart . The laws of friendship are great , austere , and eternal , of one web with the ...
Page 183
... friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances . I much prefer the company of plough - boys and tin - peddlers , to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display , by rides in a ...
... friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances . I much prefer the company of plough - boys and tin - peddlers , to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display , by rides in a ...
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