Essays, First SeriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 99
... secret is told , every crime is punished , every virtue rewarded , every wrong redressed , in silence and certainty . What we call retribution is the universal necessity by which the whole appears wherever a part ap- pears . If you see ...
... secret is told , every crime is punished , every virtue rewarded , every wrong redressed , in silence and certainty . What we call retribution is the universal necessity by which the whole appears wherever a part ap- pears . If you see ...
Page 102
... not have . " How secret art thou who dwellest in the highest heavens in silence , O thou only great God , sprinkling with an unwearied providence cer- - tain penal blindnesses upon such as have unbridled desires ! 102 COMPENSATION .
... not have . " How secret art thou who dwellest in the highest heavens in silence , O thou only great God , sprinkling with an unwearied providence cer- - tain penal blindnesses upon such as have unbridled desires ! 102 COMPENSATION .
Page 103
... secret which Jove must bar- gain for ; Minerva , another . He cannot get his own thunders ; Minerva keeps the key of them : - " Of all the gods , I only know the keys That ope the solid doors within whose vaults His thunders sleep . " A ...
... secret which Jove must bar- gain for ; Minerva , another . He cannot get his own thunders ; Minerva keeps the key of them : - " Of all the gods , I only know the keys That ope the solid doors within whose vaults His thunders sleep . " A ...
Page 113
... secret forces does not awaken until we are pricked and stung and sorely assailed . A great man is always willing to be little . Whilst he sits on the cushion of advan- tages , he goes to sleep . When he is pushed , tor- mented ...
... secret forces does not awaken until we are pricked and stung and sorely assailed . A great man is always willing to be little . Whilst he sits on the cushion of advan- tages , he goes to sleep . When he is pushed , tor- mented ...
Page 128
... secret it would instantly lose its exagger- ated value , blending with the daylight and the vital energy the power to stand and to go . The lesson is forcibly taught by these observa- tions that our life might be much easier and simpler ...
... secret it would instantly lose its exagger- ated value , blending with the daylight and the vital energy the power to stand and to go . The lesson is forcibly taught by these observa- tions that our life might be much easier and simpler ...
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