Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 158
... duty , above all , duty . The words which she put into the mouth of Savonarola came from her own heart : " I say again , a man cannot choose his duties . You may choose to forsake your duties and choose not to have the sorrow they bring ...
... duty , above all , duty . The words which she put into the mouth of Savonarola came from her own heart : " I say again , a man cannot choose his duties . You may choose to forsake your duties and choose not to have the sorrow they bring ...
Page 162
... duty still dimly present to me ; living without God in the world , of God's light I was not utterly bereft ; if my as yet scaled eyes , with their unspeakable longing , could nowhere see Him , nevertheless ... Duty . Thy second Duty will 162.
... duty still dimly present to me ; living without God in the world , of God's light I was not utterly bereft ; if my as yet scaled eyes , with their unspeakable longing , could nowhere see Him , nevertheless ... Duty . Thy second Duty will 162.
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... duty was to pro- tect the purity of women , to rescue them from any peril , even at the price of death . A woman's love was held to be the most inspiring guide a knight might have ; to do or die in her service the most holy duty . Her ...
... duty was to pro- tect the purity of women , to rescue them from any peril , even at the price of death . A woman's love was held to be the most inspiring guide a knight might have ; to do or die in her service the most holy duty . Her ...
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