The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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... meet- ing him . We meet as water meets water , or as two currents of air mix , with perfect diffusion and interpenetration of nature . But as soon as there is any departure from simplicity and at- tempt at halfness , or good for me that ...
... meet- ing him . We meet as water meets water , or as two currents of air mix , with perfect diffusion and interpenetration of nature . But as soon as there is any departure from simplicity and at- tempt at halfness , or good for me that ...
Page 199
... meet , begin to play , and translate all poetry into stale prose . Almost all people descend to meet . All association must be a compromise , and , what is worst , the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures ...
... meet , begin to play , and translate all poetry into stale prose . Almost all people descend to meet . All association must be a compromise , and , what is worst , the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures ...
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... meet as water with water ; and if we should not meet them then , we shall not want them , for we are already they . In the last analysis , love is only the reflection of a man's own worthiness from other men . Men have sometimes ...
... meet as water with water ; and if we should not meet them then , we shall not want them , for we are already they . In the last analysis , love is only the reflection of a man's own worthiness from other men . Men have sometimes ...
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