Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 93
... particular man aims to be some- body ; to set up for himself ; to truck and higgle for a private good ; and , in particulars , to ride , that he may ride ; to dress , that he may be dressed ; to eat , that he may eat ; and to govern ...
... particular man aims to be some- body ; to set up for himself ; to truck and higgle for a private good ; and , in particulars , to ride , that he may ride ; to dress , that he may be dressed ; to eat , that he may eat ; and to govern ...
Page 117
... , we should speak the severest truth , we should say , that we had never made a sacrifice . In these hours the mind seems so great , that noth- ing can be taken from us that seems much . All loss , all pain , is particular ; the universe.
... , we should speak the severest truth , we should say , that we had never made a sacrifice . In these hours the mind seems so great , that noth- ing can be taken from us that seems much . All loss , all pain , is particular ; the universe.
Page 118
Ralph Waldo Emerson. loss , all pain , is particular ; the universe remains to the heart unhurt . Neither vexations nor ca- lamities abate our trust . No man ever stated his griefs as lightly as he might . Allow for exagger- ation in the ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. loss , all pain , is particular ; the universe remains to the heart unhurt . Neither vexations nor ca- lamities abate our trust . No man ever stated his griefs as lightly as he might . Allow for exagger- ation in the ...
Page 153
... particular regards in its general light . The introduction to this felicity is in a private and tender relation of one to one , which is the enchantment of human life ; which , like a cer- tain divine rage and enthusiasm , seizes on man ...
... particular regards in its general light . The introduction to this felicity is in a private and tender relation of one to one , which is the enchantment of human life ; which , like a cer- tain divine rage and enthusiasm , seizes on man ...
Page 165
... particular society of his mate , he attains a clearer sight of any spot , any taint , which her beauty has contracted from this world , and is able to point it out , and this with mutual joy that they are now able , without offence , to ...
... particular society of his mate , he attains a clearer sight of any spot , any taint , which her beauty has contracted from this world , and is able to point it out , and this with mutual joy that they are now able , without offence , to ...
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