Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 127
... noble nature is commended , whether the man is not better who strives with temptation . But there is no merit in the matter . Either God is there or he is not there . We love characters in proportion as they are impulsive and ...
... noble nature is commended , whether the man is not better who strives with temptation . But there is no merit in the matter . Either God is there or he is not there . We love characters in proportion as they are impulsive and ...
Page 140
... noble per- son which are lost upon the eye of a churl . These are like the stars whose light has not yet reached us . He may see what he maketh . Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge . The visions of the night bear some ...
... noble per- son which are lost upon the eye of a churl . These are like the stars whose light has not yet reached us . He may see what he maketh . Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge . The visions of the night bear some ...
Page 141
... noble per- son which are lost upon the eye of a churl . These are like the stars whose light has not yet reached us . He may see what he maketh . Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge . The visions of the night bear some ...
... noble per- son which are lost upon the eye of a churl . These are like the stars whose light has not yet reached us . He may see what he maketh . Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge . The visions of the night bear some ...
Page 141
... noble per- son which are lost upon the eye of a churl . are like the stars whose light has not yet reached us . These He may see what he maketh . Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge . The visions of the night bear some ...
... noble per- son which are lost upon the eye of a churl . are like the stars whose light has not yet reached us . These He may see what he maketh . Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge . The visions of the night bear some ...
Page 143
... noble woman with all that is serene , oracular and beautiful in her soul . Let him be great , and love shall follow him . Noth- ing is more deeply punished than the neglect of the affinities by which alone society should be formed , and ...
... noble woman with all that is serene , oracular and beautiful in her soul . Let him be great , and love shall follow him . Noth- ing is more deeply punished than the neglect of the affinities by which alone society should be formed , and ...
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