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There is no great and no small To the Soul that maketh all : And where it cometh , all things are ; And it cometh everywhere . 1 1 am owner of the sphere , Of the seven HISTORY PAGB.
There is no great and no small To the Soul that maketh all : And where it cometh , all things are ; And it cometh everywhere . 1 1 am owner of the sphere , Of the seven HISTORY PAGB.
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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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Every thing tends in a wonderful manner to abbreviate itself and yield its own virtue to him . He should see that he can live all history in his own person . He must sit solidly at home , and not suffer himself to be bullied by kings or ...
Every thing tends in a wonderful manner to abbreviate itself and yield its own virtue to him . He should see that he can live all history in his own person . He must sit solidly at home , and not suffer himself to be bullied by kings or ...
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... by means of the wall of that rule . Somewhere , sometime , it will demand and find compensation for that loss by doing the work itself . Ferguson discovered many things in astronomy which had long been known . The better for him .
... by means of the wall of that rule . Somewhere , sometime , it will demand and find compensation for that loss by doing the work itself . Ferguson discovered many things in astronomy which had long been known . The better for him .
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... or by the relation of cause and effect . The progress of the intellect is to the clearer vision of causes , which neglects surface differences . To the poet , to the philosopher , to the saint , all things are ' friendly and sacred ...
... or by the relation of cause and effect . The progress of the intellect is to the clearer vision of causes , which neglects surface differences . To the poet , to the philosopher , to the saint , all things are ' friendly and sacred ...
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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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