The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, 2d seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 23
... hearts of men . ' These wings are the beauty of the poet's soul . The songs , thus flying immortal from their mor- tal parent , are pursued by clamorous flights of censures , which swarm in far greater numbers and threaten to devour ...
... hearts of men . ' These wings are the beauty of the poet's soul . The songs , thus flying immortal from their mor- tal parent , are pursued by clamorous flights of censures , which swarm in far greater numbers and threaten to devour ...
Page 29
... hearts , which seems to come forth to such from every dry knoll of sere grass , from every pine stump and half - imbedded stone on which the dull March sun shines , comes forth to the poor and hungry , and such as are of simple taste ...
... hearts , which seems to come forth to such from every dry knoll of sere grass , from every pine stump and half - imbedded stone on which the dull March sun shines , comes forth to the poor and hungry , and such as are of simple taste ...
Page 40
... heart - beatings in the orator , at the door of the assembly , to the end namely that thought may be ejaculated as Logos , or Word . Doubt not , O poet , but persist . Say ' It is in me , and shall out . ' Stand there , balked and dumb ...
... heart - beatings in the orator , at the door of the assembly , to the end namely that thought may be ejaculated as Logos , or Word . Doubt not , O poet , but persist . Say ' It is in me , and shall out . ' Stand there , balked and dumb ...
Page 54
... absolute truth , or the heart , lover of absolute good , intervenes for our succor , and at one whisper of these high powers we awake from ineffectual struggles with this nightmare . ' We hurl it into its own 54 EXPERIENCE.
... absolute truth , or the heart , lover of absolute good , intervenes for our succor , and at one whisper of these high powers we awake from ineffectual struggles with this nightmare . ' We hurl it into its own 54 EXPERIENCE.
Page 61
... heart than the voice of poets and the casual sympathy of admirable persons . I think that however a thoughtful man may suffer from the defects and absurdities of his company , he cannot with- out affectation deny to any set of men and ...
... heart than the voice of poets and the casual sympathy of admirable persons . I think that however a thoughtful man may suffer from the defects and absurdities of his company , he cannot with- out affectation deny to any set of men and ...
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