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Antæus was suffocated by the gripe of Hercules , but every time he touched his mother earth , his strength was renewed . Man is the broken giant , and , in all his weakness , both his body and his mind are invigorated by habits of ...
Antæus was suffocated by the gripe of Hercules , but every time he touched his mother earth , his strength was renewed . Man is the broken giant , and , in all his weakness , both his body and his mind are invigorated by habits of ...
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Every animal of the barn - yard , the field , and the forest , of the earth and of the waters that are under the earth , has contrived to get a footing and to leave the print of its features and form in some one or other of these ...
Every animal of the barn - yard , the field , and the forest , of the earth and of the waters that are under the earth , has contrived to get a footing and to leave the print of its features and form in some one or other of these ...
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... and new regions ; He shall be the priest of Pan , and bring with him into humble cottages the blessing of the morning stars and all the recorded benefits of heaven and earth . Is there somewhat overweening in this claim ?
... and new regions ; He shall be the priest of Pan , and bring with him into humble cottages the blessing of the morning stars and all the recorded benefits of heaven and earth . Is there somewhat overweening in this claim ?
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The pupil takes the same delight in subordinating every thing to the new terminology , as a girl who has just learned botany in seeing a new earth and new seasons thereby . It will happen for a time , that the pupil will find his ...
The pupil takes the same delight in subordinating every thing to the new terminology , as a girl who has just learned botany in seeing a new earth and new seasons thereby . It will happen for a time , that the pupil will find his ...
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Egypt , retains its fascination for all educated AmeriThey who made England , Italy , or Greece venerable in the imagination did so by sticking fast where they were , like an axis of the earth . In manly hours , we feel that duty is our ...
Egypt , retains its fascination for all educated AmeriThey who made England , Italy , or Greece venerable in the imagination did so by sticking fast where they were , like an axis of the earth . In manly hours , we feel that duty is our ...
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| Title | Essays, First Series |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Feb 2019 |
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