The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 181
... beauty , and the cause of the beauty . If however , from too much conversing with material objects , the soul was gross , and mis- placed its satisfaction in the body , it reaped nothing but sorrow ; body being unable to ful- fil the ...
... beauty , and the cause of the beauty . If however , from too much conversing with material objects , the soul was gross , and mis- placed its satisfaction in the body , it reaped nothing but sorrow ; body being unable to ful- fil the ...
Page 222
... beauty of laws within the narrow scope of the senses . ' There are all degrees of proficiency in know- ledge of the ... beauty of the symbol , as the poet and artist and the naturalist and man of science . A third class live above the ...
... beauty of laws within the narrow scope of the senses . ' There are all degrees of proficiency in know- ledge of the ... beauty of the symbol , as the poet and artist and the naturalist and man of science . A third class live above the ...
Page 366
... beauty from use , the laws of nature do not permit . As soon as beauty is sought , not from religion and love but for pleasure , it degrades the seeker . High beauty is no longer attainable by him in canvas or in stone , in sound , or ...
... beauty from use , the laws of nature do not permit . As soon as beauty is sought , not from religion and love but for pleasure , it degrades the seeker . High beauty is no longer attainable by him in canvas or in stone , in sound , or ...
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