Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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... earth becomes part of his daily food . In the presence of nature a wild de- light runs through the man , in spite of real sorrows . Nature says , he is my creature , and maugre all his impertinent griefs , he shall be glad with me . Not ...
... earth becomes part of his daily food . In the presence of nature a wild de- light runs through the man , in spite of real sorrows . Nature says , he is my creature , and maugre all his impertinent griefs , he shall be glad with me . Not ...
Page 18
... ocean of water beneath , this firma- ment of earth between ? this zodiac of lights , this tent of dropping clouds , this striped coat of cli- mates , this fourfold year ? Beasts , fire , water , stones , and corn serve him . The field is.
... ocean of water beneath , this firma- ment of earth between ? this zodiac of lights , this tent of dropping clouds , this striped coat of cli- mates , this fourfold year ? Beasts , fire , water , stones , and corn serve him . The field is.
Page 23
... earth , as a shore , I look out into that silent sea . I seem to partake its rapid transformations ; the active enchantment reaches my dust , and I dilate and conspire with the morning wind . How does Nature deify us with a few and ...
... earth , as a shore , I look out into that silent sea . I seem to partake its rapid transformations ; the active enchantment reaches my dust , and I dilate and conspire with the morning wind . How does Nature deify us with a few and ...
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... earth from week to week . The succession of native plants in the pastures and roadsides , which makes the silent clock by which time tells the summer hours , will make even the divisions of the day sensible to a keen observer . The ...
... earth from week to week . The succession of native plants in the pastures and roadsides , which makes the silent clock by which time tells the summer hours , will make even the divisions of the day sensible to a keen observer . The ...
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... earth sympathize with Jesus . And in common life whoso- ever has seen a person of powerful character and happy genius , will have remarked how easily he took all things along with him , — the persons , the opinions , and the day , and ...
... earth sympathize with Jesus . And in common life whoso- ever has seen a person of powerful character and happy genius , will have remarked how easily he took all things along with him , — the persons , the opinions , and the day , and ...
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