Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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Page 23
... live repose of the valley behind the mill , and which Homer or Shakspeare could not re - form for me in words ? The leafless trees become spires of flame in the sunset , with the blue east for their back- ground , and the stars of the ...
... live repose of the valley behind the mill , and which Homer or Shakspeare could not re - form for me in words ? The leafless trees become spires of flame in the sunset , with the blue east for their back- ground , and the stars of the ...
Page 63
... live in the warm day like corn and melons . Let us speak her fair . I do not wish to fling stones at my beautiful mother , nor soil my gentle nest . I only wish to indicate the true position of nature in regard to man , wherein to ...
... live in the warm day like corn and melons . Let us speak her fair . I do not wish to fling stones at my beautiful mother , nor soil my gentle nest . I only wish to indicate the true position of nature in regard to man , wherein to ...
Page 75
... lives in it and masters it by a pen- ny - wisdom ; and he that works most in it is but a half - man , and whilst his arms are strong and his digestion good , his mind is imbruted , and he is a selfish savage . His relation to nature ...
... lives in it and masters it by a pen- ny - wisdom ; and he that works most in it is but a half - man , and whilst his arms are strong and his digestion good , his mind is imbruted , and he is a selfish savage . His relation to nature ...
Page 99
... live . Character is higher than intellect . Thinking is the function . Living is the function- ary . The stream retreats to its source . A great soul will be strong to live , as well as strong to think . Does he lack organ or medium to ...
... live . Character is higher than intellect . Thinking is the function . Living is the function- ary . The stream retreats to its source . A great soul will be strong to live , as well as strong to think . Does he lack organ or medium to ...
Page 100
... lives . Herein he unfolds the sacred germ of his instinct , screened from influence . What is lost in seemli- ness is gained in strength . Not out of those on whom systems of education have exhausted their culture , comes the helpful ...
... lives . Herein he unfolds the sacred germ of his instinct , screened from influence . What is lost in seemli- ness is gained in strength . Not out of those on whom systems of education have exhausted their culture , comes the helpful ...
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