Five Essays on Man and NatureAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1954 - 120 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 3
... appear one night in a thousand years , how would hen believe and adore ; and preserve for many generations he remembrance of the city of God which had been shown ! ut every night come out these envoys of beauty , and ght the universe ...
... appear one night in a thousand years , how would hen believe and adore ; and preserve for many generations he remembrance of the city of God which had been shown ! ut every night come out these envoys of beauty , and ght the universe ...
Page 17
Ralph Waldo Emerson. to be known by all men . It appears to men , or it does not appear . When in fortunate hours we ponder this miracle , the wise man doubts if at all other times he is not blind and deaf ; " Can such things be , And ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. to be known by all men . It appears to men , or it does not appear . When in fortunate hours we ponder this miracle , the wise man doubts if at all other times he is not blind and deaf ; " Can such things be , And ...
Page 30
... appears that motion , poetry , physical and intellectual f science , and religion , all tend to affect our convictions of the reality of the external world . But I own there is some- thing ungrateful in expanding too curiously the ...
... appears that motion , poetry , physical and intellectual f science , and religion , all tend to affect our convictions of the reality of the external world . But I own there is some- thing ungrateful in expanding too curiously the ...
Common terms and phrases
action affections Alfred Harbage animal antinomian appear beauty become behold believe Bliss Perry cause character creature dæmon divine dreams earth edited elements Emanuel Swedenborg essay eternal exists expression fable Fate Fisher Ames force freedom genius Goethe hath heaven hour human idea ideal impressionable individual instinct intellect labor language light limp band Linnæus live look matter means Mencius mind mountain natural facts necessity never numbers objects observed party perfect persons Phi Beta Kappa philosopher phrenologist plant Plotinus poet politics present Pythagoras race Ralph Waldo Emerson Reason relation religion scholar seen sense shines society Sophocles soul spirit stand stars temperament Theodore Spencer things thought tion to-day true truth unity University virtue whilst whole wind wisdom wise words Yale University Zoroaster