Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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... word in both senses ; in its common and in its philosophical import . In inquiries so general as our present one , the inaccu- racy is not material ; no confusion of thought will occur . Nature , in the common sense , refers to es ...
... word in both senses ; in its common and in its philosophical import . In inquiries so general as our present one , the inaccu- racy is not material ; no confusion of thought will occur . Nature , in the common sense , refers to es ...
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... 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 dead calices of BEAUTY . 23.
... 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 dead calices of BEAUTY . 23.
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... Words are signs of natural facts . 2. Particular natural facts are symbols of par- ticular spiritual facts . 3. Nature is the symbol of spirit . 1. Words are signs of natural facts . The use of natural history is to give us aid in ...
... Words are signs of natural facts . 2. Particular natural facts are symbols of par- ticular spiritual facts . 3. Nature is the symbol of spirit . 1. Words are signs of natural facts . The use of natural history is to give us aid in ...
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... words that convey a spiritual import , so conspicuous a fact in the his- tory of language , is our least debt to nature . is not words only that are emblematic ; it is things which are emblematic . Every natural fact is a symbol of some ...
... words that convey a spiritual import , so conspicuous a fact in the his- tory of language , is our least debt to nature . is not words only that are emblematic ; it is things which are emblematic . Every natural fact is a symbol of some ...
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... words are perverted to stand for things which are not ; a paper currency is employed , when there is no bullion in the vaults . In due time the fraud is manifest , and words lose all power to stim- ulate the understanding or the ...
... words are perverted to stand for things which are not ; a paper currency is employed , when there is no bullion in the vaults . In due time the fraud is manifest , and words lose all power to stim- ulate the understanding or the ...
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