The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 187
... losing in violence what it gains in extent , it becomes a thorough good understanding . They resign each other without ... lose sight of its object , for a cheerful disengaged furtherance , whether present or absent , of each other's de ...
... losing in violence what it gains in extent , it becomes a thorough good understanding . They resign each other without ... lose sight of its object , for a cheerful disengaged furtherance , whether present or absent , of each other's de ...
Page 188
... lose their finite character and blend with God , to attain their own perfection . But we need not fear that we can lose any thing by the progress of the soul . The soul may be trusted to the end . That which is so beautiful and ...
... lose their finite character and blend with God , to attain their own perfection . But we need not fear that we can lose any thing by the progress of the soul . The soul may be trusted to the end . That which is so beautiful and ...
Page 215
... lose them reced- ing into the sky in which now they are only a patch of brighter light . Then , though I prize my friends , I cannot afford to talk with them and study their visions , lest I lose my own . It would indeed give me a ...
... lose them reced- ing into the sky in which now they are only a patch of brighter light . Then , though I prize my friends , I cannot afford to talk with them and study their visions , lest I lose my own . It would indeed give me a ...
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