Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 27
... individual sees without him cor responds to his states of mind , and every thing is in turn intelligible to him , as his onward think- ing leads him into the truth to which that fact or series belongs . ----- The primeval world , the ...
... individual sees without him cor responds to his states of mind , and every thing is in turn intelligible to him , as his onward think- ing leads him into the truth to which that fact or series belongs . ----- The primeval world , the ...
Page 31
... any antiquity in them . They are mine as much as theirs . I have seen the first monks and anchorets , with- out crossing seas or centuries . More than once some individual has appeared to me with such neg ligence HISTORY . 31.
... any antiquity in them . They are mine as much as theirs . I have seen the first monks and anchorets , with- out crossing seas or centuries . More than once some individual has appeared to me with such neg ligence HISTORY . 31.
Page 32
... individual's private life . The cramping influ- ence of a hard formalist on a young child , in re- pressing his spirits and courage , paralyzing the un- derstanding , and that without producing indigna- tion , but only fear and ...
... individual's private life . The cramping influ- ence of a hard formalist on a young child , in re- pressing his spirits and courage , paralyzing the un- derstanding , and that without producing indigna- tion , but only fear and ...
Page 52
... individual affects and sways me more than is right . I ought to go upright and vital , and speak the rude truth in all ways . If malice and vanity wear the coat of phi lanthropy , shall that pass ? If an angry bigot as 1 sumes this ...
... individual affects and sways me more than is right . I ought to go upright and vital , and speak the rude truth in all ways . If malice and vanity wear the coat of phi lanthropy , shall that pass ? If an angry bigot as 1 sumes this ...
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... individual of every animal tribe . The reaction , so grand in the ele ments , is repeated within these small boundaries . For example , in the animal kingdom the physiolo- gist has observed that no creatures are favorites , but a ...
... individual of every animal tribe . The reaction , so grand in the ele ments , is repeated within these small boundaries . For example , in the animal kingdom the physiolo- gist has observed that no creatures are favorites , but a ...
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