Essays: First seriesH. Altemus, 1895 - 322 pages |
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... heaven an immortal sign ? London and Paris and . New York must go the same way . " What is History , " said Napoleon , " but a fable agreed upon ? " This life of ours is stuck round with Egypt , Greece , Gaul , England , War ...
... heaven an immortal sign ? London and Paris and . New York must go the same way . " What is History , " said Napoleon , " but a fable agreed upon ? " This life of ours is stuck round with Egypt , Greece , Gaul , England , War ...
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... heaven had sent its in- sane angels into our world as to an asylum , and here they will break out into their native music and utter at intervals the words they have heard in heaven ; then the mad fit returns , and they mope and wallow ...
... heaven had sent its in- sane angels into our world as to an asylum , and here they will break out into their native music and utter at intervals the words they have heard in heaven ; then the mad fit returns , and they mope and wallow ...
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... heaven , that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men , but speak their own , whether there be any who understand it or not . ART . ART BECAUSE the soul is progressive , it INTELLECT . 303.
... heaven , that they will not distort their lips with the hissing and unmusical dialects of men , but speak their own , whether there be any who understand it or not . ART . ART BECAUSE the soul is progressive , it INTELLECT . 303.
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