The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st series |
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a dent , irresponsible , looking out from his corner on such people and facts as pass by , he tries and sentences them on their merits , in the swift , summary way of boys , as good , bad , interesting , silly , eloquent , troublesome .
a dent , irresponsible , looking out from his corner on such people and facts as pass by , he tries and sentences them on their merits , in the swift , summary way of boys , as good , bad , interesting , silly , eloquent , troublesome .
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... sincere conversation is the worship , to which all right action is submission ; that overpowering reality which confutes our tricks and talents , and constrains every one to pass for what 268 THE OVER - SOUL.
... sincere conversation is the worship , to which all right action is submission ; that overpowering reality which confutes our tricks and talents , and constrains every one to pass for what 268 THE OVER - SOUL.
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Pass in , pass in , ” the angels say , “ In to the upper doors , Nor count compartments of the floors , But mount to paradise By the stairway of surprise . " a Page 131 , note 1. In the year of the publication of this essay ...
Pass in , pass in , ” the angels say , “ In to the upper doors , Nor count compartments of the floors , But mount to paradise By the stairway of surprise . " a Page 131 , note 1. In the year of the publication of this essay ...
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