The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 5-6Wm. H. Wise, 1903 |
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... poems are wont to be . The third is addressed to the flowers , which , he said , especially the ox - eye daisy , are very abundant on the top of the rock . The second alludes to the name of the cave , which is " Cave of Music ; " the ...
... poems are wont to be . The third is addressed to the flowers , which , he said , especially the ox - eye daisy , are very abundant on the top of the rock . The second alludes to the name of the cave , which is " Cave of Music ; " the ...
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... poem with the public , but more contemplative readers preferred the first books of the Excur- sion , and the Sonnets . He said , " Yes , they are better . " He preferred such of his poems as touched the affections , to any others ; for ...
... poem with the public , but more contemplative readers preferred the first books of the Excur- sion , and the Sonnets . He said , " Yes , they are better . " He preferred such of his poems as touched the affections , to any others ; for ...
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... poems and imitate the pure voices of nature . They are favorably remem- bered in the oldest records of Europe . They had no violent feudal tenure , but the husband- man owned the land . They had an alphabet , astronomy , priestly ...
... poems and imitate the pure voices of nature . They are favorably remem- bered in the oldest records of Europe . They had no violent feudal tenure , but the husband- man owned the land . They had an alphabet , astronomy , priestly ...
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... poems declare him . ' I must hold Ludlow Castle an honest house , for which Milton's " Comus was written , and the company nobly bred which performed it with knowledge and sympathy . In the roll of nobles are found poets , philoso ...
... poems declare him . ' I must hold Ludlow Castle an honest house , for which Milton's " Comus was written , and the company nobly bred which performed it with knowledge and sympathy . In the roll of nobles are found poets , philoso ...
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... poems , like those of Ben Jonson , full of heroic sentiment in a manly style , were received with favor . The unique fact in literary history , the unsurprised re- ception of Shakspeare ; -the reception proved by his making his fortune ...
... poems , like those of Ben Jonson , full of heroic sentiment in a manly style , were received with favor . The unique fact in literary history , the unsurprised re- ception of Shakspeare ; -the reception proved by his making his fortune ...
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