A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto UncollectedIncludes papers on Heathen mythology, Genii of antiquity, Genii and fairies of the East, etc. |
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Page 45
... his deficiency in the other ; for intellectual qualities are not the only ones that excite - the reflections , or conciliate the regard , of the truly intel- ― ligent , of those who can study human nature ON COMMONPLACE PEOPLE . 45.
... his deficiency in the other ; for intellectual qualities are not the only ones that excite - the reflections , or conciliate the regard , of the truly intel- ― ligent , of those who can study human nature ON COMMONPLACE PEOPLE . 45.
Page 46
... nature of the human being beside him , can make his very deficiencies subservient to his own speculations , and , above all , knows that there is something worth all the knowledge upon earth , which is happiness and a genial nature . It ...
... nature of the human being beside him , can make his very deficiencies subservient to his own speculations , and , above all , knows that there is something worth all the knowledge upon earth , which is happiness and a genial nature . It ...
Page 48
... nature of the deity was inconceivable ; and that the most exalted being they * Virtue or vice either if accompanied with power , will do to make a god of in barbarous times , and till mankind learn the perniciousness of that sort of ...
... nature of the deity was inconceivable ; and that the most exalted being they * Virtue or vice either if accompanied with power , will do to make a god of in barbarous times , and till mankind learn the perniciousness of that sort of ...
Page 49
... natural and reasona- ble to exert it ; but considering the imperfection of the human faculties and the false reports they make to us , even of things cognizable to the senses , it is , in truth , im- possible to argue with any certainty ...
... natural and reasona- ble to exert it ; but considering the imperfection of the human faculties and the false reports they make to us , even of things cognizable to the senses , it is , in truth , im- possible to argue with any certainty ...
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... nature , it is best to assume the best candidly , and acknowledge it to be an assumption in order that we may do the utmost we can . Happy opinions are the wine of the heart . What if this world be an ex- periment , part of which ...
... nature , it is best to assume the best candidly , and acknowledge it to be an assumption in order that we may do the utmost we can . Happy opinions are the wine of the heart . What if this world be an ex- periment , part of which ...
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