Essays, First Series |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 82
Page 12
All that Shakspeare says of the king , yonder slip of a boy that reads in the corner feels to be true of himself . We sympathize in the great moments of history , in the great discoveries , the great resistances , the great prosperities ...
All that Shakspeare says of the king , yonder slip of a boy that reads in the corner feels to be true of himself . We sympathize in the great moments of history , in the great discoveries , the great resistances , the great prosperities ...
Page 13
A true aspirant therefore never needs look for allusions personal and laudatory in discourse . He hears the commendation , not of himself , but , more sweet , of that character he seeks , in every word that is said concerning character ...
A true aspirant therefore never needs look for allusions personal and laudatory in discourse . He hears the commendation , not of himself , but , more sweet , of that character he seeks , in every word that is said concerning character ...
Page 22
The true poem is the poet's mind ; the true ship is the ship - builder . In the man , could we lay him open , we should see the reason for the last flourish and tendril of his work ; as every spine and tint in the sea - shell preëxist ...
The true poem is the poet's mind ; the true ship is the ship - builder . In the man , could we lay him open , we should see the reason for the last flourish and tendril of his work ; as every spine and tint in the sea - shell preëxist ...
Page 25
Then at once History becomes fluid and true , and Biography deep and sublime . As the Persian imitated in the slender shafts and capitals of his architecture the stem and flower of the lotus and palm , so the Persian court in its ...
Then at once History becomes fluid and true , and Biography deep and sublime . As the Persian imitated in the slender shafts and capitals of his architecture the stem and flower of the lotus and palm , so the Persian court in its ...
Page 33
He finds that the poet was no odd fellow who described strange and impossible situations , but that universal man wrote by his pen a confession true for one and true for all . His own secret biography he finds in lines wonderfully ...
He finds that the poet was no odd fellow who described strange and impossible situations , but that universal man wrote by his pen a confession true for one and true for all . His own secret biography he finds in lines wonderfully ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action already appear beauty becomes believe better body cause character child comes common conversation divine earth effect element eternal evil exists experience face fact falls fear feel fire force friendship genius give hand head hear heart hope hour human individual intellect knowledge leave less light live look lose man's manner mean meet mind names nature never night noble object once organs particular pass past perception perfect persons poet present prudence reason relations seek seems seen sense sentiment side society soul speak spirit stand star sweet teach things thou thought tion true truth universal virtue walk whilst whole wisdom wise write young youth
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |