Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 93
... beauty . The particular man aims to be some- body ; to set up for himself ; to truck and higgle for a private good ; and , in particulars , to ride , that he may ride ; to dress , that he may be dressed ; to eat , that he may eat ; and ...
... beauty . The particular man aims to be some- body ; to set up for himself ; to truck and higgle for a private good ; and , in particulars , to ride , that he may ride ; to dress , that he may be dressed ; to eat , that he may eat ; and ...
Page 109
... beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and al- ways affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . more His life is a progress , and not a station . His in- stinct is trust . Our ...
... beauty , when these attributes are considered in the purest sense . The soul refuses limits , and al- ways affirms an Optimism , never a Pessimism . more His life is a progress , and not a station . His in- stinct is trust . Our ...
Page 115
... beauty . Behind us , as we go , all things assume pleasing forms , as clouds do far off . Not only things familiar and stale , but even the tragic and terrible , are comely , as they take their place in the pictures of memory . The ...
... beauty . Behind us , as we go , all things assume pleasing forms , as clouds do far off . Not only things familiar and stale , but even the tragic and terrible , are comely , as they take their place in the pictures of memory . The ...
Page 117
... beauty . Behind us , as we go , all things assume pleasing forms , as clouds do far off . Not only things familiar and stale , but even the tragic and terrible , are comely , as they take their place in the pictures of memory . The ...
... beauty . Behind us , as we go , all things assume pleasing forms , as clouds do far off . Not only things familiar and stale , but even the tragic and terrible , are comely , as they take their place in the pictures of memory . The ...
Page 125
... beauty . If we will not be mar - plots with our miserable interferences , the work , the society , letters , arts , science , reli- gion of men would go on far better than now , and the heaven predicted from the beginning of the world ...
... beauty . If we will not be mar - plots with our miserable interferences , the work , the society , letters , arts , science , reli- gion of men would go on far better than now , and the heaven predicted from the beginning of the world ...
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