This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ... from a sense of having done one's duty; from a satisfaction at position, security, wealth, gratification of wishes, desires, passions, legitimately indulged in, or from a variety of other causes; but it is a state of mental calm, a halcyon peace, a quiet brooding, the soul's sunshine, arising not physically--although ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ... from a sense of having done one's duty; from a satisfaction at position, security, wealth, gratification of wishes, desires, passions, legitimately indulged in, or from a variety of other causes; but it is a state of mental calm, a halcyon peace, a quiet brooding, the soul's sunshine, arising not physically--although physical causes can disturb it--but from the soul or mind. Hence it has been said of it that "nothing earthly gives it or can destroy " it. Rightly to understand it, we must lift it out of the sphere of bodily and earthly enjoyments. A sick man, a cold man, a starving man, may be very happy. So far as we can understand, those who suffered the most cruel martyrdoms were not denied happiness, even at the time of martyrdom. It was certainly with Ridley, and Cranmer, and pious Rowland Taylor, who walked (poor old man!) shivering in his long night-shirt to the stake. It was not absent from "Luke's iron crown, or Damien's bed of steel;" and the stern deathlight of the face of Charlotte Corday had something of its glow. Certainly it was in the heart of our first martyr, Stephen, even whilst the heavy stones rained down upon him. "Cursed, and scorned, and bruised with stones," he heeded not his persecutors--"But, looking upward, full of grace, He pray'd, and, from a Happy place, God's glory smote him on the face." If we agree in this definition, then we shall find that Pope, in his material list, has missed the right meaning: --"O happiness! our being's end and aim, Good, pleasure, ease, content, whate'er thy name--" because it is exactly neither. Yet there still remains the question, What is it? In that great and very beautiful work, Romola, " George Eliot," as the authoress styles herself, h...
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Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. ORIGINAL 1866 EDITION. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned, Covers (re-bound by library) show minor wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
