The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, 2d seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 3
... between the spirit and the organ , much less is the latter the germination of the former . So in regard to other forms , the intellectual men do not believe in any essential dependence of the material world on thought and.
... between the spirit and the organ , much less is the latter the germination of the former . So in regard to other forms , the intellectual men do not believe in any essential dependence of the material world on thought and.
Page 6
... Spirit and the Son ; but which we will call here the Knower , the Doer and the Sayer . These stand respectively for the love of truth , for the love of good , and for the love of beauty . These three are equal . 6 THE POET.
... Spirit and the Son ; but which we will call here the Knower , the Doer and the Sayer . These stand respectively for the love of truth , for the love of good , and for the love of beauty . These three are equal . 6 THE POET.
Page 9
... finish of the verses is primary . For it is not metres , but a metre - making argument that makes a poem , —a thought so Pope passionate and alive that like the spirit of a plant or an animal it has an architecture of its own THE POET 9.
... finish of the verses is primary . For it is not metres , but a metre - making argument that makes a poem , —a thought so Pope passionate and alive that like the spirit of a plant or an animal it has an architecture of its own THE POET 9.
Page 11
... spirit has not expired ! These stony moments are still sparkling and animated ! I had fancied that the oracles were all silent , and nature had spent her fires ; and behold ! all night , from every pore , these fine auroras have been ...
... spirit has not expired ! These stony moments are still sparkling and animated ! I had fancied that the oracles were all silent , and nature had spent her fires ; and behold ! all night , from every pore , these fine auroras have been ...
Page 13
... spirit or genius . All form is an effect of character ; all condition , of the quality of the life ; all harmony , of health ; and for this rea- son a perception of beauty should be sympa- thetic , or proper only to the good . The beau ...
... spirit or genius . All form is an effect of character ; all condition , of the quality of the life ; all harmony , of health ; and for this rea- son a perception of beauty should be sympa- thetic , or proper only to the good . The beau ...
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