Essays, Volume 1Houghton Mifflin, 1903 - 445 pages |
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Page 17
... true poem is the poet's mind ; the true ship is the ship - builder . In the man , could we lay him open , we should see the reason for the last flourish and tendril of his work ; as every spine HISTORY 17.
... true poem is the poet's mind ; the true ship is the ship - builder . In the man , could we lay him open , we should see the reason for the last flourish and tendril of his work ; as every spine HISTORY 17.
Page 216
... true love cannot be unrequited . True love transcends the unworthy object and dwells and broods on the eternal , and when the poor interposed mask crumbles , it is not sad , but feels rid of so much earth and feels its in- dependency ...
... true love cannot be unrequited . True love transcends the unworthy object and dwells and broods on the eternal , and when the poor interposed mask crumbles , it is not sad , but feels rid of so much earth and feels its in- dependency ...
Page 309
... true , that it is true in gleams and fragments . Then its countenance waxes stern and grand , and we see that it must be true . It now shows itself ethical and prac- tical . We learn that God is ; that he is in me ; and that all things ...
... true , that it is true in gleams and fragments . Then its countenance waxes stern and grand , and we see that it must be true . It now shows itself ethical and prac- tical . We learn that God is ; that he is in me ; and that all things ...
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