Essays, First SeriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 105
... 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 abso- lute 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 abso- lute truth without qualification ...
Page 120
... We do not believe there is any force in to - day to rival or recreate that beautiful yesterday . We lin- ger in the ruins of the old tent where once we had bread and shelter and organs , nor believe that the 120 COMPENSATION .
... We do not believe there is any force in to - day to rival or recreate that beautiful yesterday . We lin- ger in the ruins of the old tent where once we had bread and shelter and organs , nor believe that the 120 COMPENSATION .
Page 121
Ralph Waldo Emerson. bread and shelter and organs , nor believe that the spirit can feed , cover , and nerve us again . We cannot again find aught so dear , so sweet , so grace- ful . But we sit and weep in vain . The voice of the ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. bread and shelter and organs , nor believe that the spirit can feed , cover , and nerve us again . We cannot again find aught so dear , so sweet , so grace- ful . But we sit and weep in vain . The voice of the ...
Page 147
... organs , not only dust and stones , but errors and lies . The laws of disease , phy- sicians say , are as beautiful as the laws of health . Our philosophy is affirmative and readily accepts the testimony of negative facts , as every ...
... organs , not only dust and stones , but errors and lies . The laws of disease , phy- sicians say , are as beautiful as the laws of health . Our philosophy is affirmative and readily accepts the testimony of negative facts , as every ...
Page 152
... 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 with ...
... 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 with ...
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