Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 97
... organ whereby man at the moment wrought . Still more striking is the expression of this fact in the proverbs of all nations , which are always the literature of reason , or the statements of an absolute truth , without qualification ...
... organ whereby man at the moment wrought . Still more striking is the expression of this fact in the proverbs of all nations , which are always the literature of reason , or the statements of an absolute truth , without qualification ...
Page 112
... organs , nor believe that the spirit can feed , cover , and nerve us again . We cannot again find aught so dear , so sweet , so graceful . But we sit and weep in vain . The voice of the Al- mighty saith , Up and onward for evermore ...
... organs , nor believe that the spirit can feed , cover , and nerve us again . We cannot again find aught so dear , so sweet , so graceful . But we sit and weep in vain . The voice of the Al- mighty saith , Up and onward for evermore ...
Page 139
... organs , - not only dust and stones , but errors and lies . The laws of disease , physicians say , are as beautiful as the laws of health . Our philosophy is affirmative , and readily accepts the testimony of neg- ative facts , as every ...
... organs , - not only dust and stones , but errors and lies . The laws of disease , physicians say , are as beautiful as the laws of health . Our philosophy is affirmative , and readily accepts the testimony of neg- ative facts , as every ...
Page 144
... organ . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations heretofore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real light , and not ...
... organ . Or why need you torment yourself and friend by secret self - reproaches that you have not assisted him or complimented him with gifts and salutations heretofore ? Be a gift and a benediction . Shine with real light , and not ...
Page 146
... organ here . Shall I not assume the post ? Shall I skulk and dodge and duck with my unsea- sonable apologies and vain modesty , and imagine my being here impertinent ? less pertinent than Epaminondas or Homer being there ? and that the ...
... organ here . Shall I not assume the post ? Shall I skulk and dodge and duck with my unsea- sonable apologies and vain modesty , and imagine my being here impertinent ? less pertinent than Epaminondas or Homer being there ? and that the ...
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