The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 140Atlantic Monthly Company, 1927 - American essays |
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Such stu- dents , whose presence is due to almost every reason except a desire for intel- lectual maturity , are present in all colleges in large numbers . Their opin- ions about education do not matter . For the most part they have no ...
Such stu- dents , whose presence is due to almost every reason except a desire for intel- lectual maturity , are present in all colleges in large numbers . Their opin- ions about education do not matter . For the most part they have no ...
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I The old Scotch philosopher who used to lecture to me on mind was fond of asserting that reason was developed along the lines of conflicting instincts ; but he did not keep a dog , much less a spaniel . Your reason is produced by the ...
I The old Scotch philosopher who used to lecture to me on mind was fond of asserting that reason was developed along the lines of conflicting instincts ; but he did not keep a dog , much less a spaniel . Your reason is produced by the ...
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Your predecessor , for some reason that I could never gauge , was quite sure that the handling of car- tridges meant a shooting expedition , but was not nearly so excited at the handling of a gun . You are aware of the meaning of both ...
Your predecessor , for some reason that I could never gauge , was quite sure that the handling of car- tridges meant a shooting expedition , but was not nearly so excited at the handling of a gun . You are aware of the meaning of both ...
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You always wanted to grasp what was just beyond you ; and by reason of your yearning you have learned wonder- fully . In your early days you knew no words . You learned tones of voice , could distinguish the short , sharp command from ...
You always wanted to grasp what was just beyond you ; and by reason of your yearning you have learned wonder- fully . In your early days you knew no words . You learned tones of voice , could distinguish the short , sharp command from ...
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III If I were a philosopher investigating your mind , I should say that you possessed imagination , but not reason . You throw yourself so whole - heartedly into our thoughts , so cling to our habits , so obey our speech , that your ...
III If I were a philosopher investigating your mind , I should say that you possessed imagination , but not reason . You throw yourself so whole - heartedly into our thoughts , so cling to our habits , so obey our speech , that your ...
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Page 277 - make of it!' He became conscious of the words his brother was reading. 'Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and hi the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these
Page 548 - glowing; rapturous and frightened by turns. The mind has a thousand eyes, And the heart but one; Yet the light of a whole life dies When love is done. It must have been the eye of his heart which he had been
Page 369 - in office, to which your suffrages have twice called me, have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference to what appeared to be your wishes. ... I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the pursuit of duty or propriety.
Page 377 - in retiring from the presidential office after their second term, has become, by universal concurrence, a part of our republican system of government, and that any departure from this time-honored custom would be unwise, unpatriotic and fraught with peril to our free institutions. There
Page 343 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
Page 201 - Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Page 277 - the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 317 - The impression we receive is of a feverish struggle for literary existence, a terrible pressure of the poetical population on the means of subsistence. 'Pope writes: — When sick of muse our follies we deplore And promise our best friends to write no more, We wake next morning in a raging fit, And call for pen and ink to show our wit.
Page 720 - God hath given power to his ministers to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins, and that
Page 370 - General Washington set the example of retirement at the end of eight years. I shall follow it; and a few more precedents will oppose the obstacle of habit to any one after a while who shall endeavor to extend his term.