Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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Page 15
... fear . In the woods , too , a man casts off his years , as the snake his slough , and at what period soever of life , is always a child . In the woods is perpetual youth . Within these planta- tions of God , a decorum and sanctity reign ...
... fear . In the woods , too , a man casts off his years , as the snake his slough , and at what period soever of life , is always a child . In the woods is perpetual youth . Within these planta- tions of God , a decorum and sanctity reign ...
Page 43
... fear and hate ; - debt , which consumes so much time , which so crip- ples and disheartens a great spirit with cares that seem so base , is a preceptor whose lessons cannot be forgone , and is needed most by those who suf- fer from it ...
... fear and hate ; - debt , which consumes so much time , which so crip- ples and disheartens a great spirit with cares that seem so base , is a preceptor whose lessons cannot be forgone , and is needed most by those who suf- fer from it ...
Page 57
... fears not policy , that heretic , That works on leases of short numbered hours , But all alone stands hugely politic . In the strength of his constancy , the Pyramids seem to him recent and transitory . The freshness of IDEALISM . 57.
... fears not policy , that heretic , That works on leases of short numbered hours , But all alone stands hugely politic . In the strength of his constancy , the Pyramids seem to him recent and transitory . The freshness of IDEALISM . 57.
Page 61
... fears age or misfortune or death in their serene company , for he is transported out of the district of change . Whilst we behold unveiled the nature of Justice and Truth , we learn the difference between the ab- solute and the ...
... fears age or misfortune or death in their serene company , for he is transported out of the district of change . Whilst we behold unveiled the nature of Justice and Truth , we learn the difference between the ab- solute and the ...
Page 78
... fear , fortune , are known to you . Learn that none of these things is superficial , but that each phenom- enon has its roots in the faculties and affections of the mind . Whilst the abstract question occupies your intellect , nature ...
... fear , fortune , are known to you . Learn that none of these things is superficial , but that each phenom- enon has its roots in the faculties and affections of the mind . Whilst the abstract question occupies your intellect , nature ...
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