Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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... that is said of the wise man by Stoic , or oriental or modern essayist , describes to each reader his own idea , de- scribes his unattained but attainable self . All liter- Books , ature writes the character of the wise man 6 ESSAY 1 .
... that is said of the wise man by Stoic , or oriental or modern essayist , describes to each reader his own idea , de- scribes his unattained but attainable self . All liter- Books , ature writes the character of the wise man 6 ESSAY 1 .
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Books , ature writes the character of the wise man . monuments , pictures , conversation , are portraits in which he finds the lineaments he is forming . The silent and the eloquent praise him and accost him , and he ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Books , ature writes the character of the wise man . monuments , pictures , conversation , are portraits in which he finds the lineaments he is forming . The silent and the eloquent praise him and accost him , and he ...
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... writes out freely his humor , and gives them body to his own imagi- nation . And although that poem be as vague and fantastic as a dream , yet is it much more attractive than the more regular dramatic pieces of the same author , for the ...
... writes out freely his humor , and gives them body to his own imagi- nation . And although that poem be as vague and fantastic as a dream , yet is it much more attractive than the more regular dramatic pieces of the same author , for the ...
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... write our annals , from an ethical reformation , from an influx of the ever new , ever sanative conscience , - if we would trulier express our central and wide - related nature , instead of this old chronology of selfishness and pride ...
... write our annals , from an ethical reformation , from an influx of the ever new , ever sanative conscience , - if we would trulier express our central and wide - related nature , instead of this old chronology of selfishness and pride ...
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... write on the lintels of the door - post , Whim . I hope it is somewhat better than whim at last , but we cannot spend the day in explanation . Expect me not to show cause why I seek or why I exclude company . Then , again , do not tell ...
... write on the lintels of the door - post , Whim . I hope it is somewhat better than whim at last , but we cannot spend the day in explanation . Expect me not to show cause why I seek or why I exclude company . Then , again , do not tell ...
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