Essays, Volume 1Houghton Mifflin, 1903 - 445 pages |
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Page 153
... effect of any writing on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought . How much water does it draw ? If it awaken you to think , if it lift you from your feet with the great voice of eloquence , then the effect ...
... effect of any writing on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought . How much water does it draw ? If it awaken you to think , if it lift you from your feet with the great voice of eloquence , then the effect ...
Page 303
... effect , is a fine cause , which , being narrowly seen , is itself the effect of a finer cause . Everything looks permanent until its secret is known . A rich estate appears to women a firm and lasting fact ; to a merchant , one easily ...
... effect , is a fine cause , which , being narrowly seen , is itself the effect of a finer cause . Everything looks permanent until its secret is known . A rich estate appears to women a firm and lasting fact ; to a merchant , one easily ...
Page 364
... effect . It was originally a useful art , a mode of writing , a savage's record of gratitude or devo- tion , and among a people possessed of a won- derful perception of form this childish carving was refined to the utmost splendor of effect ...
... effect . It was originally a useful art , a mode of writing , a savage's record of gratitude or devo- tion , and among a people possessed of a won- derful perception of form this childish carving was refined to the utmost splendor of effect ...
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