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Page vi
... give forth effectually what is by birthright , or has become , his own . To have accepted this doctrine with perfect con- tentment is to possess one's soul in peace . Emerson combined high intellect with pure honesty , and remained ...
... give forth effectually what is by birthright , or has become , his own . To have accepted this doctrine with perfect con- tentment is to possess one's soul in peace . Emerson combined high intellect with pure honesty , and remained ...
Page vii
... gives such an imposing air to a work of art . I say " apparently perfect ordonnance , " because in such cases . the perfection of the arrangement is often only apparent , and the work is like those formal pseudo - classical build- ings ...
... gives such an imposing air to a work of art . I say " apparently perfect ordonnance , " because in such cases . the perfection of the arrangement is often only apparent , and the work is like those formal pseudo - classical build- ings ...
Page xii
... give them their due place , their great place , in our hearts and in our thoughts , and if the sweet reciprocity of human intercourse is no longer possible with those who are silent and asleep , let the memory of past intercourse be ...
... give them their due place , their great place , in our hearts and in our thoughts , and if the sweet reciprocity of human intercourse is no longer possible with those who are silent and asleep , let the memory of past intercourse be ...
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... gives a charm to intercourse between the two . What it is I cannot tell , and I have never met with the wise man who ... give me no pleasure . My friend and I have really not very much in common ; far less than I have with some perfectly ...
... gives a charm to intercourse between the two . What it is I cannot tell , and I have never met with the wise man who ... give me no pleasure . My friend and I have really not very much in common ; far less than I have with some perfectly ...
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... gives him some pride and pleasure in the use of his own muscles and his own wits . There are still , happily , Englishmen who would rather steer a cutter across the Channel in rough weather than be shot through a long hole in the chalk ...
... gives him some pride and pleasure in the use of his own muscles and his own wits . There are still , happily , Englishmen who would rather steer a cutter across the Channel in rough weather than be shot through a long hole in the chalk ...
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