The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 209
... Leave to the diamond its ages to grow , nor expect to accelerate the births of the eternal . Friendship demands a religious treatment . We talk of choosing our friends , but friends are self - elected . Reverence is a great part of it ...
... Leave to the diamond its ages to grow , nor expect to accelerate the births of the eternal . Friendship demands a religious treatment . We talk of choosing our friends , but friends are self - elected . Reverence is a great part of it ...
Page 246
... leave Deceitful knaves for the society Of gods and goodness . Thou thyself must part At last from all thy garlands , pleasures , triumphs , And prove thy fortitude what then ' t will do . Val . But art not grieved nor vexed to leave thy ...
... leave Deceitful knaves for the society Of gods and goodness . Thou thyself must part At last from all thy garlands , pleasures , triumphs , And prove thy fortitude what then ' t will do . Val . But art not grieved nor vexed to leave thy ...
Page 343
... Leave father , mother , house and lands , and follow me . Who leaves all , receives more . This is as true intellectually as morally . Each new mind we approach seems to require an ab- dication of all our past and present possessions ...
... Leave father , mother , house and lands , and follow me . Who leaves all , receives more . This is as true intellectually as morally . Each new mind we approach seems to require an ab- dication of all our past and present possessions ...
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