The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, 2d seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1903 |
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... truth , that the fountains whence all this river of Time and its creatures floweth are intrinsically ideal and beau- tiful , draws us to the consideration of the nature and functions of the Poet , or the man of Beauty ; to the means and ...
... truth , that the fountains whence all this river of Time and its creatures floweth are intrinsically ideal and beau- tiful , draws us to the consideration of the nature and functions of the Poet , or the man of Beauty ; to the means and ...
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... truth and by his art , but with this consolation in his pursuits , that they will draw all men sooner or later . For all men live by truth and stand in need of expression . In love , in art , in avarice , in politics , in labor , in ...
... truth and by his art , but with this consolation in his pursuits , that they will draw all men sooner or later . For all men live by truth and stand in need of expression . In love , in art , in avarice , in politics , in labor , in ...
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... Father , the 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.
... Father , the 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.
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... principal event in chrono- logy . ' Man , never so often deceived , still watches for the arrival of a brother who can hold him steady to a truth until he has made it his own . With what joy I begin to read a poem which THE POET II.
... principal event in chrono- logy . ' Man , never so often deceived , still watches for the arrival of a brother who can hold him steady to a truth until he has made it his own . With what joy I begin to read a poem which THE POET II.
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... truth I shall see and comprehend my relations . That will reconcile me to life and renovate nature , to see trifles animated by a tendency , and to know what I am doing . Life will no more be a noise ; now I shall see men and women ...
... truth I shall see and comprehend my relations . That will reconcile me to life and renovate nature , to see trifles animated by a tendency , and to know what I am doing . Life will no more be a noise ; now I shall see men and women ...
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