American Literature Survey, Volume 2Milton R. Stern, Seymour L. Gross Viking Press, 1962 - American literature |
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Page 239
... nature reforms itself in the mind , and not for barren comtemplation , but for new creation . All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world ; some men ... Nature . IV . Language Language is a third use which Nature NATURE 239.
... nature reforms itself in the mind , and not for barren comtemplation , but for new creation . All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world ; some men ... Nature . IV . Language Language is a third use which Nature NATURE 239.
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... Nature subserves to man . Nature is the vehicle of thought , and in a simple , double , and threefold degree . 1. Words are signs of natural facts . 2. Particular natural facts are symbols of particular spiritual facts . 3. Nature is ...
... Nature subserves to man . Nature is the vehicle of thought , and in a simple , double , and threefold degree . 1. Words are signs of natural facts . 2. Particular natural facts are symbols of particular spiritual facts . 3. Nature is ...
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... nature by permitting any inconsequence in its procession . Any distrust of the permanence of laws would paralyze the ... nature . We are not built like a ship to be tossed , but like a house to stand . It is a natural consequence of this ...
... nature by permitting any inconsequence in its procession . Any distrust of the permanence of laws would paralyze the ... nature . We are not built like a ship to be tossed , but like a house to stand . It is a natural consequence of this ...
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