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... by men whose names have resounded far , has any deeper sense than what he is The world exists for the education of each man . doing to - day . HISTORY 13.
... by men whose names have resounded far , has any deeper sense than what he is The world exists for the education of each man . doing to - day . HISTORY 13.
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The world exists for the education of each man . There is no age or state of society or mode of action in history to which there is not somewhat corresponding in his life . Every thing tends in a wonderful manner to abbreviate itself ...
The world exists for the education of each man . There is no age or state of society or mode of action in history to which there is not somewhat corresponding in his life . Every thing tends in a wonderful manner to abbreviate itself ...
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Throughout his army exists a boundless liberty of speech . They quarrel for plunder , they wrangle 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 ...
Throughout his army exists a boundless liberty of speech . They quarrel for plunder , they wrangle 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 ...
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tinued to be made in all ages , and are now , wherever a healthy physique exists ; but , as a class , from their superior organization , they have surpassed all . They combine the energy of manhood with the engaging unconsciousness of ...
tinued to be made in all ages , and are now , wherever a healthy physique exists ; but , as a class , from their superior organization , they have surpassed all . They combine the energy of manhood with the engaging unconsciousness of ...
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... is taught in a crude , objective form , and which seems the self - defence of man against this untruth , namely a discontent with the believed fact that a God exists , and a feeling that the obligation of reverence is onerous .
... is taught in a crude , objective form , and which seems the self - defence of man against this untruth , namely a discontent with the believed fact that a God exists , and a feeling that the obligation of reverence is onerous .
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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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