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But the thought is always prior to the fact ; all the facts of history preëxist in the mind as laws . Each law in turn is made by circumstances predominant , and the limits of nature give power to ESSAY II.
But the thought is always prior to the fact ; all the facts of history preëxist in the mind as laws . Each law in turn is made by circumstances predominant , and the limits of nature give power to ESSAY II.
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stances predominant , and the limits of nature give power to but one at a time . A man is the whole encyclopædia of facts . The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn , and Egypt , Greece , Rome , Gaul , Britain , America , lie ...
stances predominant , and the limits of nature give power to but one at a time . A man is the whole encyclopædia of facts . The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn , and Egypt , Greece , Rome , Gaul , Britain , America , lie ...
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It is the universal nature which gives worth to particular men and things . Human life as containing this is mysterious and inviolable , and we hedge it round with penalties and laws . All laws derive hence their ultimate reason ...
It is the universal nature which gives worth to particular men and things . Human life as containing this is mysterious and inviolable , and we hedge it round with penalties and laws . All laws derive hence their ultimate reason ...
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Such are the Agamemnon and Diomed of Homer , and not far different is the picture Xenophon gives of himself and his compatriots in the Retreat of the Ten Thousand . “ After the army had crossed the river Teleboas in Armenia , there fell ...
Such are the Agamemnon and Diomed of Homer , and not far different is the picture Xenophon gives of himself and his compatriots in the Retreat of the Ten Thousand . “ After the army had crossed the river Teleboas in Armenia , there fell ...
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with the generals on each new order , and Xenophon is as sharp - tongued as any , and sharper - tongued than most , and so gives as good as he gets . Who does not see that this is a gang of great boys , with such a code of honor and ...
with the generals on each new order , and Xenophon is as sharp - tongued as any , and sharper - tongued than most , and so gives as good as he gets . Who does not see that this is a gang of great boys , with such a code of honor and ...
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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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