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The laws of friendship are austere and eternal , of one web with the laws of nature and of morals . But we have aimed at a swift and petty benefit , to suck a sudden sweetness . We snatch at the slowest fruit in the whole garden of God ...
The laws of friendship are austere and eternal , of one web with the laws of nature and of morals . But we have aimed at a swift and petty benefit , to suck a sudden sweetness . We snatch at the slowest fruit in the whole garden of God ...
Page 205
I wish that friendship should have feet , as well as eyes and eloquence . It must plant itself on the ground , before it vaults over the moon . I wish it to be a little of a citizen , before it is quite a cherub .
I wish that friendship should have feet , as well as eyes and eloquence . It must plant itself on the ground , before it vaults over the moon . I wish it to be a little of a citizen , before it is quite a cherub .
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The higher the style we demand of friendship , of course the less easy to establish it with flesh and blood . We walk alone in the world . Friends such as we desire are dreams and fables . But a sublime hope cheers ever the faithful ...
The higher the style we demand of friendship , of course the less easy to establish it with flesh and blood . We walk alone in the world . Friends such as we desire are dreams and fables . But a sublime hope cheers ever the faithful ...
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| Title | The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st series Volume 2 of The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Editor | Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Contributor | Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1903 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Aug 2010 |
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