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... individuals the fixed species ; through many species the genus ; through all genera the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity. Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
... individuals the fixed species ; through many species the genus ; through all genera the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity. Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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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 ...
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... individuals the fixed species ; through many species the genus ; through all genera the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity . Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same .
... individuals the fixed species ; through many species the genus ; through all genera the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity . Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same .
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Nothing is so fleeting as form ; yet never does it quite deny itself . In man we still trace the remains or hints of all that we esteem badges of servitude in the lower races ; yet in him they enhance his nobleness and grace ; as Io ...
Nothing is so fleeting as form ; yet never does it quite deny itself . In man we still trace the remains or hints of all that we esteem badges of servitude in the lower races ; yet in him they enhance his nobleness and grace ; as Io ...
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sculpture , the " tongue on the balance of expression , " a multitude of forms in the utmost freedom of action and never transgressing the ideal serenity ; like votaries performing some religious dance before the gods , and , though in ...
sculpture , the " tongue on the balance of expression , " a multitude of forms in the utmost freedom of action and never transgressing the ideal serenity ; like votaries performing some religious dance before the gods , and , though in ...
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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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