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Page 12
... the fixed species ; through many species , the genus ; through all genera , the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life , the eternal unity . Nature is a mutable cloud , which is always and never the same .
... the fixed species ; through many species , the genus ; through all genera , the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life , the eternal unity . Nature is a mutable cloud , which is always and never the same .
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The mountain of granite blooms into an eternal flower , with the lightness and delicate finish , as well as the aerial proportions and perspective , of vegetable beauty . In like manner , all public facts are to be individualized ...
The mountain of granite blooms into an eternal flower , with the lightness and delicate finish , as well as the aerial proportions and perspective , of vegetable beauty . In like manner , all public facts are to be individualized ...
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... with some closeness to the faith of later ages . Prometheus is the Jesus of the old mythology . He is the friend of man ; stands between the unjust “ justice ” of the Eternal Father and the race of mortals , and readily suffers ...
... with some closeness to the faith of later ages . Prometheus is the Jesus of the old mythology . He is the friend of man ; stands between the unjust “ justice ” of the Eternal Father and the race of mortals , and readily suffers ...
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So far then are they eternal entities , as real to - day as in the first Olympiad . Much revolving them , he writes out freely his humor , and gives them body to his own imagination . And although that poem be as vague and fantastic as ...
So far then are they eternal entities , as real to - day as in the first Olympiad . Much revolving them , he writes out freely his humor , and gives them body to his own imagination . And although that poem be as vague and fantastic as ...
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The soul raised over passion beholds identity and eternal causation , perceives the self - existence of Truth and Right , and calms itself with knowing that all things ...
The soul raised over passion beholds identity and eternal causation , perceives the self - existence of Truth and Right , and calms itself with knowing that all things ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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