Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Page 61
... indifferent . Every true man is a cause , a country , and an age ; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to ac- low his steps as a train of clients . A complish his design ; - and posterity seem to fol- SELF - RELIANCE . 61.
... indifferent . Every true man is a cause , a country , and an age ; requires infinite spaces and numbers and time fully to ac- low his steps as a train of clients . A complish his design ; - and posterity seem to fol- SELF - RELIANCE . 61.
Page 78
... number of the objects it touches and brings within reach of the pupil , is his compla- cency . But chiefly is this apparent in creeds and churches , which are also classifications of some pow- erful mind acting on the elemental thought ...
... number of the objects it touches and brings within reach of the pupil , is his compla- cency . But chiefly is this apparent in creeds and churches , which are also classifications of some pow- erful mind acting on the elemental thought ...
Page 83
... whole bright calendar of the year is without a dial in his mind . His note - books impair his memory ; increases the number of accidents ; and it may be his libraries overload his wit ; the insurance - office SELF - RELIANCE . 83.
... whole bright calendar of the year is without a dial in his mind . His note - books impair his memory ; increases the number of accidents ; and it may be his libraries overload his wit ; the insurance - office SELF - RELIANCE . 83.
Page 84
Ralph Waldo Emerson. increases the number of accidents ; and it may be a question whether machinery does not encumber ; whether we have not lost by refinement some en- ergy , by a Christianity entrenched in establish- ments and forms ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. increases the number of accidents ; and it may be a question whether machinery does not encumber ; whether we have not lost by refinement some en- ergy , by a Christianity entrenched in establish- ments and forms ...
Page 86
... numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the con- course and with each new uproar of announcement , The delegation from Essex ! The Democrats from New Hampshire ! The Whigs of Maine ! the young patriot ...
... numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conventions ; the greater the con- course and with each new uproar of announcement , The delegation from Essex ! The Democrats from New Hampshire ! The Whigs of Maine ! the young patriot ...
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