The OptimistG.P. Putnam, 1850 - Всего страниц: 273 |
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... only that they will receive as charitable judgment as that awarded to previous attempts of a somewhat differ- ent character . NEW YORK , March , 1850 . NEW ENGLAND PHILOSOPHY . A COLLOQUIAL LECTURE . " There xii PREFACE .
... only that they will receive as charitable judgment as that awarded to previous attempts of a somewhat differ- ent character . NEW YORK , March , 1850 . NEW ENGLAND PHILOSOPHY . A COLLOQUIAL LECTURE . " There xii PREFACE .
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... character . The absence of external domi- nation has been deemed the best guarantee for personal inde- pendence . The general confidence in this idea seems to me to have produced results of a directly contrary kind . Nowhere is the ...
... character . The absence of external domi- nation has been deemed the best guarantee for personal inde- pendence . The general confidence in this idea seems to me to have produced results of a directly contrary kind . Nowhere is the ...
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... character -the living aggregate of qualities which each represents , not mere aptitudes or condition - win our interest and enlist our sympathies . It is owing to an estimate the opposite of this , that , except in the West and South ...
... character -the living aggregate of qualities which each represents , not mere aptitudes or condition - win our interest and enlist our sympathies . It is owing to an estimate the opposite of this , that , except in the West and South ...
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... character and grow- ing resources ? The next feature in the prevalent theory of life to which I would allude , is the want of serenity . In society , business , and education , there is a spirit of urgency , an artificial force con ...
... character and grow- ing resources ? The next feature in the prevalent theory of life to which I would allude , is the want of serenity . In society , business , and education , there is a spirit of urgency , an artificial force con ...
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... character which , like the night - blooming Cereus , are closed against the glare and turbulence of everyday life , and bloom only in shade and solitude and beneath the quiet stars . Another principle in the New England philosophy of ...
... character which , like the night - blooming Cereus , are closed against the glare and turbulence of everyday life , and bloom only in shade and solitude and beneath the quiet stars . Another principle in the New England philosophy of ...
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Стр. 143 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Стр. 70 - Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
Стр. 67 - ... ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, Lord, what music hast thou provided for the Saints in Heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on Earth...
Стр. 178 - ... and shop-lifting in seven. In the naked temper which a merry heart discovered, he would say. There was no danger, - but to itself: - whereas the very essence of gravity was design, and consequently deceit; - 'twas a taught trick to gain credit of the world for more sense and knowledge than a man was worth...
Стр. 205 - She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevelled, but in wanton ringlets waved As the vine curls her tendrils, which implied Subjection, but required with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best received Yielded, with coy submission, modest pride, And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.
Стр. 69 - The silver key of the fountain of tears, Where the spirit drinks till the brain is wild ; Softest grave of a thousand fears, Where their mother, Care, like a drowsy child, Is laid asleep in flowers.
Стр. 169 - And where we are, our learning likewise is. Then, when ourselves we see in ladies...
Стр. 60 - ... much in this point from one another. Now opium, by greatly increasing the activity of the mind, generally increases, of necessity, that particular mode of its activity by which we are able to construct out of the raw material of organic sound an elaborate intellectual pleasure.
Стр. 141 - I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous Boy, The sleepless Soul that perished in his pride; Of Him who walked in glory and in joy Following his plough, along the mountain-side...
Стр. 89 - Symbol of Eternity imprisoned into 'Time!' it is not thy works, which are all mortal, infinitely little, and the greatest no greater than the least, but only the Spirit thou workest in, that can have worth or continuance.