Essays, Volume 1Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1905 - 354 pages |
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Page 51
... gift , or crime ; then he feels that it is not having it does not belong to him , has no root in him , and merely lies there , because no revolution or no robber takes it away . But that which a man is , does always by necessity acquire ...
... gift , or crime ; then he feels that it is not having it does not belong to him , has no root in him , and merely lies there , because no revolution or no robber takes it away . But that which a man is , does always by necessity acquire ...
Page 56
... gift and every defect . A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature . If the head and neck are enlarged , the trunk and extremities are cut short . The theory of the mechanic forces ...
... gift and every defect . A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature . If the head and neck are enlarged , the trunk and extremities are cut short . The theory of the mechanic forces ...
Page 76
... gifts . Yet , without this self - know- ledge , there may be a sylvan strength and integrity in that which he is . A few strong instincts and a few plain rules ' suffice us . My will never gave the images in my mind the rank they now ...
... gifts . Yet , without this self - know- ledge , there may be a sylvan strength and integrity in that which he is . A few strong instincts and a few plain rules ' suffice us . My will never gave the images in my mind the rank they now ...
Page 83
... gift . Let them have their weight , and do not reject them , and cast about for illustration and facts more usual in literature . What your heart thinks great is great . The soul's emphasis is always right . Over all things that are ...
... gift . Let them have their weight , and do not reject them , and cast about for illustration and facts more usual in literature . What your heart thinks great is great . The soul's emphasis is always right . Over all things that are ...
Page 87
... gifts ; they dedicate their own skill to the hour and the company , with very imperfect result . To be sure , it would be ungrateful in us not to praise them loudly . Then , when all is done , a person of related mind , a brother or ...
... gifts ; they dedicate their own skill to the hour and the company , with very imperfect result . To be sure , it would be ungrateful in us not to praise them loudly . Then , when all is done , a person of related mind , a brother or ...
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