 Kingdom and lordship, power and estate, are a gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred and...  Essays - Page 63by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1848 - 614 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work : but the things of life are the same to both : the sum total of both...is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred, and Scanderberg, and (J ustavus ? Suppose they were virtuous : ,did they wear out virtue'?" And in a more... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 354 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work : but the things of life are the same to both : the sum total of both...steps. When private men shall act with vast views, D the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The world has indeed... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work : but the things of life are the same to both; the sum total of both...Alfred, and Scanderbeg, and Gustavus ? Suppose they were virtuous—did they wear out virtue ? As great a stake depends on your private act to-day, as followed... | |
 | 1848 - 636 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work : but the things of life are the same to both : the sum total of both...is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred, and Scanderberg, and Gustaviis ? Suppose they were virtuous ; did they wear out virtue ?" And in a more... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 610 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work : but the things of life are the same to both : the sum total of both...is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred, and Scanderberg, and Gustavus ? Suppose they were virtuous : did they wear out virtue?" And in a more sublime... | |
 | 1849 - 424 pages
...gandier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both : the sum total of both...is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred, and Scanderberg, and Gustavus ? Suppose they were virtuous : did they wear out virtue?' 270 e Sratfoner.... | |
 | 1849 - 448 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...private men shall act with vast views, the lustre wiU be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen."— .Essays, pp. 37, 38, 51 —... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 352 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1850 - 354 pages
...-gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
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