Essays, Volume 1Houghton Mifflin, 1903 - 445 pages |
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Page 230
... highest degree the property of the perpendicu- larity of all the figures . " This perpendicularity we demand of all the figures in this picture of life . Let them stand on their feet , and not float and swing . Let us know where to find ...
... highest degree the property of the perpendicu- larity of all the figures . " This perpendicularity we demand of all the figures in this picture of life . Let them stand on their feet , and not float and swing . Let us know where to find ...
Page 292
... highest compliment you can pay . Their " highest praising , " said Milton , “ is not flattery , and their plainest advice is a kind . of praising . " Ineffable is the union of man and God in every act of the soul . The simplest person ...
... highest compliment you can pay . Their " highest praising , " said Milton , “ is not flattery , and their plainest advice is a kind . of praising . " Ineffable is the union of man and God in every act of the soul . The simplest person ...
Page 412
... highest tokens , and these not describable , often not even intelligible , but not the less sure to that augury which is within the intellect , and therefore higher . This is to me the most attractive of all topics , and , I doubt not ...
... highest tokens , and these not describable , often not even intelligible , but not the less sure to that augury which is within the intellect , and therefore higher . This is to me the most attractive of all topics , and , I doubt not ...
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