The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 43
... light ; where it is , is day ; where it was , is night ; and history is an impertinence and an injury , if it be anything more than a cheerful apologue or parable of my being and becoming . Man is timid and apologetic . He is no longer ...
... light ; where it is , is day ; where it was , is night ; and history is an impertinence and an injury , if it be anything more than a cheerful apologue or parable of my being and becoming . Man is timid and apologetic . He is no longer ...
Page 52
... all descend ; keep thy state ; stay at home in thine own heaven ; come not for a moment into their facts , into their hubbub of conflicting appearances , but let in the light of thy law on : their confusion . The power men pos- sess to 52.
... all descend ; keep thy state ; stay at home in thine own heaven ; come not for a moment into their facts , into their hubbub of conflicting appearances , but let in the light of thy law on : their confusion . The power men pos- sess to 52.
Page 66
... light from us . " They do not yet perceive , that , light unsystematic , indomitable , will break into any cabin , even into theirs . Let them chirp awhile and call it their own . If they are honest and do well , presently their neat ...
... light from us . " They do not yet perceive , that , light unsystematic , indomitable , will break into any cabin , even into theirs . Let them chirp awhile and call it their own . If they are honest and do well , presently their neat ...
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