Representative Men: Seven LecturesHoughton, Mifflin, 1896 - Počet stran: 276 |
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... higher sphere of thought , into which other men rise with labor and difficulty ; he has but to open his eyes to see things in a true light and in large relations , whilst they must make painful corrections and keep a vigilant eye on ...
... higher sphere of thought , into which other men rise with labor and difficulty ; he has but to open his eyes to see things in a true light and in large relations , whilst they must make painful corrections and keep a vigilant eye on ...
Strana 16
... higher advantages . Something is wanting to science until it has been humanized . The table of logarithms is one thing , and its vital play in botany , music , optics and archi- tecture , another . There are advancements to num bers ...
... higher advantages . Something is wanting to science until it has been humanized . The table of logarithms is one thing , and its vital play in botany , music , optics and archi- tecture , another . There are advancements to num bers ...
Strana 20
... higher , and is the se- cret of the reader's joy in literary genius . Nothing is kept back . There is fire enough to fuse the mountain of ore . Shakspeare's principal merit may be conveyed in saying that he of all men best understands ...
... higher , and is the se- cret of the reader's joy in literary genius . Nothing is kept back . There is fire enough to fuse the mountain of ore . Shakspeare's principal merit may be conveyed in saying that he of all men best understands ...
Strana 21
... higher benefit from witnessing intellectual feats of all kinds ; as feats of memory , of mathematical combination , great power of abstraction , the transmutings of the imag- ination , even versatility and concentration , — as these ...
... higher benefit from witnessing intellectual feats of all kinds ; as feats of memory , of mathematical combination , great power of abstraction , the transmutings of the imag- ination , even versatility and concentration , — as these ...
Strana 43
... higher by a whole head than any of his contemporaries , it is sure to come into doubt what are his real works . Thus Homer , Plato , Raffaelle , Shakspeare . For these men magnetise their contemporaries , so that their companions can do ...
... higher by a whole head than any of his contemporaries , it is sure to come into doubt what are his real works . Thus Homer , Plato , Raffaelle , Shakspeare . For these men magnetise their contemporaries , so that their companions can do ...
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