The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 189
... fate appears A sun - path in thy worth . Me too thy nobleness has taught To master my despair ; The fountains of my hidden life Are through thy friendship fair . furnish him with one good thought or happy expression ; FRIENDSHIP.
... fate appears A sun - path in thy worth . Me too thy nobleness has taught To master my despair ; The fountains of my hidden life Are through thy friendship fair . furnish him with one good thought or happy expression ; FRIENDSHIP.
Page 205
... 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 cit- izen , before it is quite a cherub . We chide the citizen because he ...
... 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 cit- izen , before it is quite a cherub . We chide the citizen because he ...
Page 213
... friendship with cheap persons , where no friendship can be . Our im- patience betrays us into rash and foolish alli- ances which no god attends . By persisting in your path , though you forfeit the little you gain the great . You ...
... friendship with cheap persons , where no friendship can be . Our im- patience betrays us into rash and foolish alli- ances which no god attends . By persisting in your path , though you forfeit the little you gain the great . You ...
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