How can the moribund old man reason back to himself the romance, the m…

William James
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How can the moribund old man reason back to himself the romance, the mystery, the imminence of great things with which our old earth tingled for him in the days when he was young and well? ✨ William James (2015). The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, p.60, Xist Publishing
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