The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays. 1st seriesHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 89
... stands alone that I see him to be strong and to prevail . He is weaker by every recruit to his banner . Is not a man ... stands in the erect position , commands his limbs , works miracles ; just as a man who stands on his feet is ...
... stands alone that I see him to be strong and to prevail . He is weaker by every recruit to his banner . Is not a man ... stands in the erect position , commands his limbs , works miracles ; just as a man who stands on his feet is ...
Page 190
... stands to us for humanity . He is what we wish . Having imagined and invested him , we ask how we should stand re- lated in conversation and action with such a man , and are uneasy with fear . The same idea exalts conversation with him ...
... stands to us for humanity . He is what we wish . Having imagined and invested him , we ask how we should stand re- lated in conversation and action with such a man , and are uneasy with fear . The same idea exalts conversation with him ...
Page 314
... stand is not fixed , but sliding . These manifold tenacious qualities , this chemistry and vegeta- tion , these metals and animals , which seem to stand there for their own sake , are means and methods only , - are words of God , and as ...
... stand is not fixed , but sliding . These manifold tenacious qualities , this chemistry and vegeta- tion , these metals and animals , which seem to stand there for their own sake , are means and methods only , - are words of God , and as ...
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