Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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... night , let us use in broad day . The student is to read history actively and not passively ; to esteem his own life the text , and books the commentary . Thus compelled , the Muse of history will utter oracles , as never to those who ...
... night , let us use in broad day . The student is to read history actively and not passively ; to esteem his own life the text , and books the commentary . Thus compelled , the Muse of history will utter oracles , as never to those who ...
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... night like a corpse , and this morning stood and ran ? And what see I on any side but the transmigrations of Proteus ? I can symbolize my thought by using the name of any creature , of any fact , because every creature is man agent or ...
... night like a corpse , and this morning stood and ran ? And what see I on any side but the transmigrations of Proteus ? I can symbolize my thought by using the name of any creature , of any fact , because every creature is man agent or ...
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... night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and respect . Thoughtless people contradict as readily the statement of perceptions ...
... night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and respect . Thoughtless people contradict as readily the statement of perceptions ...
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... night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; -the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and respect . Thoughtless people contradict as readily the statement of ...
... night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; -the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and respect . Thoughtless people contradict as readily the statement of ...
Page 65
... night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and respect . Thoughtless people contradict as readily the statement of perceptions ...
... night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and respect . Thoughtless people contradict as readily the statement of perceptions ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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