Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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... action in history to which there is not somewhat corresponding in his life . 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 ...
... action in history to which there is not somewhat corresponding in his life . 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 ...
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... action and never transgressing the ideal serenity ; like votaries performing some religious dance before the gods ... actions of Phocion ? Every one must have observed faces and forms which , without any resembling feature , make a like ...
... action and never transgressing the ideal serenity ; like votaries performing some religious dance before the gods ... actions of Phocion ? Every one must have observed faces and forms which , without any resembling feature , make a like ...
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... actions to which he is equally inclined in certain moods of mind , and those to which he is averse , he will see how deep is the chain of affinity . A painter told me that nobody could draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree ...
... actions to which he is equally inclined in certain moods of mind , and those to which he is averse , he will see how deep is the chain of affinity . A painter told me that nobody could draw a tree without in some sort becoming a tree ...
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... action of man on man . A mind might ponder its thoughts for ages and not gain so much self - knowledge as the passion of love shall teach it in a day . Who knows himself before he has been thrilled with indignation at an outrage , or ...
... action of man on man . A mind might ponder its thoughts for ages and not gain so much self - knowledge as the passion of love shall teach it in a day . Who knows himself before he has been thrilled with indignation at an outrage , or ...
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... action of man on man . A mind might ponder its thoughts for ages and not gain so much self - knowledge as the passion of love shall teach it in a day . Who knows himself before he has been thrilled with indignation at an outrage , or ...
... action of man on man . A mind might ponder its thoughts for ages and not gain so much self - knowledge as the passion of love shall teach it in a day . Who knows himself before he has been thrilled with indignation at an outrage , or ...
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| Title | Essays, First Series Volume 2 of Works, Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | John B. Alden, 1886 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 343 pages |
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