Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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Page 39
... becomes transparent , and the light of higher laws than its own shines through it . It is the standing problem which has exercised the won- der and the study of every fine genius since the world began ; from the era of the Egyptians and ...
... becomes transparent , and the light of higher laws than its own shines through it . It is the standing problem which has exercised the won- der and the study of every fine genius since the world began ; from the era of the Egyptians and ...
Page 41
... which was unconscious truth , becomes , when interpreted and defined in an object , a part of the domain of knowledge , a new weapon in the mag- azine of power . • CHAPTER V. DISCIPLINE . In view of the significance LANGUAGE . 41.
... which was unconscious truth , becomes , when interpreted and defined in an object , a part of the domain of knowledge , a new weapon in the mag- azine of power . • CHAPTER V. DISCIPLINE . In view of the significance LANGUAGE . 41.
Page 46
... becomes at last only a real- ized will , the double of the man . 2. Sensible objects conform to the premonitions of Reason and reflect the conscience . All things are moral ; and in their boundless changes have an unceasing reference to ...
... becomes at last only a real- ized will , the double of the man . 2. Sensible objects conform to the premonitions of Reason and reflect the conscience . All things are moral ; and in their boundless changes have an unceasing reference to ...
Page 51
... become an object of thought , and , whilst his character retains all its unconscious effect , is converted in the mind into solid and sweet wisdom , it is a sign to us that his office is clos ing , and he is commonly withdrawn from our ...
... become an object of thought , and , whilst his character retains all its unconscious effect , is converted in the mind into solid and sweet wisdom , it is a sign to us that his office is clos ing , and he is commonly withdrawn from our ...
Page 54
... nation and affection , and abate somewhat of the angular distinctness of objects . If the Reason be stimulated to more earnest vision , outlines and sur The faces become transparent , and are no longer seen 54 IDEALISM .
... nation and affection , and abate somewhat of the angular distinctness of objects . If the Reason be stimulated to more earnest vision , outlines and sur The faces become transparent , and are no longer seen 54 IDEALISM .
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