Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 54
... exists for him . But the man in the street , finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god , feels poor when he looks on these . To him a palace , a statue , or a costly book ...
... exists for him . But the man in the street , finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god , feels poor when he looks on these . To him a palace , a statue , or a costly book ...
Page 56
... exist , and afterwards see them as appearances in na- ture , and forget that we have shared their cause . Here is the fountain of action and of thought . Here are the lungs of that inspiration which giveth man wis- dom , and which ...
... exist , and afterwards see them as appearances in na- ture , and forget that we have shared their cause . Here is the fountain of action and of thought . Here are the lungs of that inspiration which giveth man wis- dom , and which ...
Page 58
... mer roses or to better ones ; they are for what they are ; they exist with God to - day . There is no time to them . There is simply the rose ; it is perfect in every moment of its existence . Before a leaf - 58 ESSAY II .
... mer roses or to better ones ; they are for what they are ; they exist with God to - day . There is no time to them . There is simply the rose ; it is perfect in every moment of its existence . Before a leaf - 58 ESSAY II .
Page 89
... exist , and will appear . If the government is cruel , the governor's life is not safe . If you tax too high , the revenue will yield noth- ing . If you make the criminal code sanguinary , ju- ries will not convict . If the law is too ...
... exist , and will appear . If the government is cruel , the governor's life is not safe . If you tax too high , the revenue will yield noth- ing . If you make the criminal code sanguinary , ju- ries will not convict . If the law is too ...
Page 110
... exists , and that it is not desirable to dig up treasure . Herein I rejoice with a serene eternal peace . I contract the boundaries of possible mischief . I learn the wisdom of St. Bernard , " Nothing can work me damage except myself ...
... exists , and that it is not desirable to dig up treasure . Herein I rejoice with a serene eternal peace . I contract the boundaries of possible mischief . I learn the wisdom of St. Bernard , " Nothing can work me damage except myself ...
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