The Treasure Chest: An Anthology of Contemplative ProseJames Donald Adams E.P. Dutton, Incorporated, 1946 - 402 Seiten |
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... possess , or to be in pursuit of , or to covet . The com- mon benefits of our nature entirely escape us . Yet these are the great things . These constitute , what most properly ought to be accounted blessings of Providence ; what alone ...
... possess , or to be in pursuit of , or to covet . The com- mon benefits of our nature entirely escape us . Yet these are the great things . These constitute , what most properly ought to be accounted blessings of Providence ; what alone ...
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... possessed by the spirit , not possessing it ; first studied patiently , meditated deeply , understood minutely , till knowledge , become habitual and intuitive , wedded itself to his habitual feelings , and at length gave birth to that ...
... possessed by the spirit , not possessing it ; first studied patiently , meditated deeply , understood minutely , till knowledge , become habitual and intuitive , wedded itself to his habitual feelings , and at length gave birth to that ...
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... possesses no spiritual element of growth or change . If they know nothing of death it is because they know little of life , for the secrets of life and death belong to those and those only whom the sequence of time affects and who possess ...
... possesses no spiritual element of growth or change . If they know nothing of death it is because they know little of life , for the secrets of life and death belong to those and those only whom the sequence of time affects and who possess ...
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Remember Now Thy Creator | 7 |
SIR WALTER RALEIGH | 13 |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE | 22 |
Urheberrecht | |
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ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY artistic beauty become believe better birds C. S. LEWIS character civilization creature danger dead death delight dreams dust E. B. WHITE earth emotion existence eyes farm fear feel flowers GEORGE SANTAYANA GERALD KERSH give grow H. M. TOMLINSON happiness hath heart HENRI FREDERIC AMIEL human imagination individual kind knew land laughter light literature Little Round Top living look man's mankind means memory ment mind moral mystery names nature ness never night pain passed passions past perhaps person pleasure poet poetry RALPH WALDO EMERSON seems sense sentiment sleep SOMERSET MAUGHAM soul speak spirit stream strong talk temper things thou thought tion tree true truth Van Wyck Brooks vanity virtue voice walk wind wisdom women words write youth