The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 254
... seem to lose is redeemed and the pains they seem to take remunerate themselves . These men fan the flame of human love ... seems not worth his while to be solemn and denounce with bitterness flesh- eating or wine - drinking , the use of ...
... seem to lose is redeemed and the pains they seem to take remunerate themselves . These men fan the flame of human love ... seems not worth his while to be solemn and denounce with bitterness flesh- eating or wine - drinking , the use of ...
Page 343
... seems something the less to reside , and he turns to these silent beautiful with the more inclina- tion and respect . The ancient sentence said , Let us be silent , for so are the gods . ' Silence is a solvent that destroys personality ...
... seems something the less to reside , and he turns to these silent beautiful with the more inclina- tion and respect . The ancient sentence said , Let us be silent , for so are the gods . ' Silence is a solvent that destroys personality ...
Page 356
... seems to be merely initial . The best pictures can easily tell us their last secret . The best pictures are rude draughts of a few of the miraculous dots and lines and dyes which make up the ever- changing " landscape with figures ...
... seems to be merely initial . The best pictures can easily tell us their last secret . The best pictures are rude draughts of a few of the miraculous dots and lines and dyes which make up the ever- changing " landscape with figures ...
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