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... ment , of the noiselessly rolling universe . Christian and heathen alike intuitively believe in the all - lovingness , in the all - comprehensiveness , in the all - mightiness of the God of Nature . It is an affair of temperament and of ...
... ment , of the noiselessly rolling universe . Christian and heathen alike intuitively believe in the all - lovingness , in the all - comprehensiveness , in the all - mightiness of the God of Nature . It is an affair of temperament and of ...
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... ment . In the writing movement , as much as in any other action , the magnetism and condition of the individual come spontaneously uppermost , and are therefore distinctly visible to the perceptions of the clairvoyant and psy ...
... ment . In the writing movement , as much as in any other action , the magnetism and condition of the individual come spontaneously uppermost , and are therefore distinctly visible to the perceptions of the clairvoyant and psy ...
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... ment and perfection at the option of the possessor . The Eternity of an Idea . XXIV . QUESTION : " Is the human mind so framed that it can recall all of its past thoughts ? Or , is there any reason to believe that ideas are immortal ...
... ment and perfection at the option of the possessor . The Eternity of an Idea . XXIV . QUESTION : " Is the human mind so framed that it can recall all of its past thoughts ? Or , is there any reason to believe that ideas are immortal ...
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... ment of all the organs . The same is true of character . Reproduction in the Spirit Land . XLI . QUESTION : " What are the relations of the sexes in the Second Sphere , or Spirit Land ? Do they reproduce in a manner cor- responding to ...
... ment of all the organs . The same is true of character . Reproduction in the Spirit Land . XLI . QUESTION : " What are the relations of the sexes in the Second Sphere , or Spirit Land ? Do they reproduce in a manner cor- responding to ...
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... ment . They resemble the ante - astronomical nations , who held that the earth was a boundless plane of land and water , and that the sun was God's gorgeous chariot , in which he drove with lightning speed around this immovable and all ...
... ment . They resemble the ante - astronomical nations , who held that the earth was a boundless plane of land and water , and that the sun was God's gorgeous chariot , in which he drove with lightning speed around this immovable and all ...
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Page 117 - Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance ; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 178 - ... shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
Page 97 - The mathematics, and the metaphysics, Fall to them, as you find your stomach serves you: No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en ; — In brief, sir, study what you most affect.
Page 126 - Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent-royal of their emperor; Who, busied in his majesty, surveys The singing masons building roofs of gold, The civil citizens kneading up the honey, The poor mechanic porters crowding in Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate, The sad-eyed justice, with his surly hum, Delivering o'er to executors pale The lazy yawning drone.
Page 411 - In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain...
Page 207 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...
Page 266 - Hiawatha!" And the desolate Hiawatha, Far away amid the forest, Miles away among the mountains, Heard that sudden cry of anguish, Hea^rd the voice of Minnehaha Calling to him in the darkness, "Hiawatha! Hiawatha!
Page 43 - Is lightened ; that serene and blessed mood In which the affections gently lead us on, Until the breath of this corporeal frame, And even the motion of our human blood Almost suspended, we are laid asleep In body, and become a living soul : While with an eye made quiet by the power Of harmony and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things.
Page 269 - Let your women keep silence in the churches : for it is not permitted unto them to speak ; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home : for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
Page 40 - The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.