Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 82
... On winged feet , Lo ! it rushes thee to meet ; And all that Nature made thy own , Floating in air or pent in stone , Will rive the hills and swim the sea , And , like thy shadow , follow thee . ESSAY III . COMPENSATION . EVER since I was a.
... On winged feet , Lo ! it rushes thee to meet ; And all that Nature made thy own , Floating in air or pent in stone , Will rive the hills and swim the sea , And , like thy shadow , follow thee . ESSAY III . COMPENSATION . EVER since I was a.
Page 86
... meet in ev- ery part of nature ; in darkness and light ; in heat and cold ; in the ebb and flow of waters ; in male and female ; in the inspiration and expiration of plants and animals ; in the equation of quantity and quality in the ...
... meet in ev- ery part of nature ; in darkness and light ; in heat and cold ; in the ebb and flow of waters ; in male and female ; in the inspiration and expiration of plants and animals ; in the equation of quantity and quality in the ...
Page 99
... meet as water meets water , or as two currents of air mix , with perfect diffusion and interpenetration of nature . But as soon as there is any departure from simplicity , and attempt at halfness , or good for me that is not good for ...
... meet as water meets water , or as two currents of air mix , with perfect diffusion and interpenetration of nature . But as soon as there is any departure from simplicity , and attempt at halfness , or good for me that is not good for ...
Page 110
... meet a good I do not earn , for example , to find a pot of buried gold , knowing that it brings with it new burdens . I do not wish more external goods , neither possessions , nor honors , nor powers , nor persons . The gain is apparent ...
... meet a good I do not earn , for example , to find a pot of buried gold , knowing that it brings with it new burdens . I do not wish more external goods , neither possessions , nor honors , nor powers , nor persons . The gain is apparent ...
Page 156
... meet them again . But we see them exchange a glance , or betray a deep emotion , and we are no longer strangers . We ... meets one fair child disposing her satchel ; he holds her books to help her , and instantly it seems to him as if ...
... meet them again . But we see them exchange a glance , or betray a deep emotion , and we are no longer strangers . We ... meets one fair child disposing her satchel ; he holds her books to help her , and instantly it seems to him as if ...
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