Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 115
... evil to which we do not succumb is a benefac- tor . As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself , so we gain the strength of the temp- tation we resist . The same guards which ...
... evil to which we do not succumb is a benefac- tor . As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself , so we gain the strength of the temp- tation we resist . The same guards which ...
Page 115
... evil to which we do not succumb is a benefac- tor . As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself , so we gain the strength of the temp- tation we resist . The same guards which ...
... evil to which we do not succumb is a benefac- tor . As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself , so we gain the strength of the temp- tation we resist . The same guards which ...
Page 116
... evil . Every advantage has its tax . I learn to be content . But the doctrine of compensation is not the doctrine of indifferency . The thoughtless say , on hearing these representa- tions , What boots it to do well ? there is one event ...
... evil . Every advantage has its tax . I learn to be content . But the doctrine of compensation is not the doctrine of indifferency . The thoughtless say , on hearing these representa- tions , What boots it to do well ? there is one event ...
Page 117
Ralph Waldo Emerson. We feel defrauded of the retribution due to evil acts , because the criminal adheres to his vice and contumacy and does not come to a crisis or judg- ment anywhere in visible nature . There is no stunning confutation ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. We feel defrauded of the retribution due to evil acts , because the criminal adheres to his vice and contumacy and does not come to a crisis or judg- ment anywhere in visible nature . There is no stunning confutation ...
Page 117
... evil . Every advantage has its tax . I learn to be content . But the doctrine of compensation is not the doctrine of indifferency . The thoughtless say , on hearing these representa- tions , What boots it to do well ? there is one event ...
... evil . Every advantage has its tax . I learn to be content . But the doctrine of compensation is not the doctrine of indifferency . The thoughtless say , on hearing these representa- tions , What boots it to do well ? there is one event ...
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