Through the vulgar error of undervaluing what is common, we are apt indeed to pass these by as of little worth. But as in the outward creation, so in the soul, the common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating... Self Culture - Halaman 14oleh William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 128 halamanTampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| 1839 - 630 halaman
...the apartments of the opulent, but these are rill poor and worthless, compared with the common litfht which the sun sends into all our windows, which he...over hill and valley, which kindles daily the eastern mnd western sky ; and so the common lights of reason, and conscience, aud love, are of more worth and... | |
| 1839 - 622 halaman
...common is the most preeions. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent, but these are all poor and worthless, compared with the common tight which the sun sends into all our windows, which he pours freely, impartially, over hill and valley,... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 686 halaman
...common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent; but these are all poor and worthless,...compared with the common light which the sun sends into ah1 our windows, which he pours freely, impartially, over hill and valley ; which kindles daily the... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1846 - 172 halaman
...common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent; but these are all poor and worthless,...which the sun sends into all our windows, which he 1 pours freely, impartially over hill and valley, which kindles daily the eastern and western sky ;... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1855 - 442 halaman
...common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent ; but these are all poor and worthless,...common light which the sun sends into all our windows, \vhich he pours freely, impartially, over hill and valley, which kindles daily the eastern and western... | |
| Kenelm Henry Digby - 1856 - 418 halaman
...common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent ; but these are all poor and worthless compared with the light which the sun sends into our windows, which he pours freely, impartially, over hill and valley,... | |
| Sunbeams - 1861 - 368 halaman
...vast extremes ! Blair. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent ; but these are all poor and worthless compared with the light which the sun sends into our windows — which he pours freely, impartially, over hill and valley,... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1862 - 854 halaman
...common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent ; but these are all poor and worthless,...so the common lights of reason, and conscience, and Jove, are of more worth and dignity than the rare endowments which give celebrity to a few. Let us... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 halaman
...common is the most precious. Scicnce and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent; but these are all poor and worthless,...western sky : and so the common lights of reason, and conscicnce, and love, are of more worth and dignity than the rare endowments which give celebrity to... | |
| William Ellery Channing - 1866 - 414 halaman
...common is the most precious. Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent ; but these are all poor and worthless,...kindles daily the eastern and western sky ; and so She common lights of reason, and conscience, and love, are of more worth and dignity than the rare... | |
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