Essays, Volume 1Houghton Mifflin, 1903 - 445 pages |
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Page 55
... face and figure , and acquire by de- grees the gentlest asinine expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular , which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general his- tory ; I mean " the foolish face of praise ...
... face and figure , and acquire by de- grees the gentlest asinine expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular , which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general his- tory ; I mean " the foolish face of praise ...
Page 56
... face . The by - standers look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's parlor . If this aversion had its ori- gin in contempt and resistance like his own he might well go home with a sad countenance ; but the sour faces of ...
... face . The by - standers look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's parlor . If this aversion had its ori- gin in contempt and resistance like his own he might well go home with a sad countenance ; but the sour faces of ...
Page 331
... 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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