Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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Page 31
... means straight ; wrong means twisted . Spirit primarily means wind ; trans- gression , the crossing of a line ; supercilious , the raising of the eyebrow . We say the heart to ex- press emotion , the head to denote thought ; and thought ...
... means straight ; wrong means twisted . Spirit primarily means wind ; trans- gression , the crossing of a line ; supercilious , the raising of the eyebrow . We say the heart to ex- press emotion , the head to denote thought ; and thought ...
Page 47
... means . Thus the use of commodity , regarded by itself , is mean and squalid . But it is to the mind an education in the doctrine of Use , namely , that a thing is good only so far as it serves ; that a conspiring of parts and efforts ...
... means . Thus the use of commodity , regarded by itself , is mean and squalid . But it is to the mind an education in the doctrine of Use , namely , that a thing is good only so far as it serves ; that a conspiring of parts and efforts ...
Page 56
... means , is suggested the difference between the observer and the specta- cle , -between man and nature . Hence arises a pleasure mixed with awe ; I may say , a low degree of the sublime is felt , from the fact , probably , that man is ...
... means , is suggested the difference between the observer and the specta- cle , -between man and nature . Hence arises a pleasure mixed with awe ; I may say , a low degree of the sublime is felt , from the fact , probably , that man is ...
Page 64
... means . It sees something more important in Chris- tianity than the scandals of ecclesiastical history or the niceties of criticism ; and , very incurious concerning persons or miracles , and not at all dis- turbed by chasms of ...
... means . It sees something more important in Chris- tianity than the scandals of ecclesiastical history or the niceties of criticism ; and , very incurious concerning persons or miracles , and not at all dis- turbed by chasms of ...
Page 72
... For us , the winds do blow , The earth doth rest , heaven move , and fountains flow ; Nothing we see , but means our good , As our delight , or as our treasure ; The whole is either our cupboard of food , Or 72 PROSPECTS .
... For us , the winds do blow , The earth doth rest , heaven move , and fountains flow ; Nothing we see , but means our good , As our delight , or as our treasure ; The whole is either our cupboard of food , Or 72 PROSPECTS .
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