The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 5-6Wm. H. Wise, 1903 |
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Page 11
... whilst I highly valued all his explanations , I was bound to tell him that I was born and bred a Unitarian . " " Yes , " he said , " I supposed so ; " and continued as before . It was a wonder that after so many ages of unquestioning ...
... whilst I highly valued all his explanations , I was bound to tell him that I was born and bred a Unitarian . " " Yes , " he said , " I supposed so ; " and continued as before . It was a wonder that after so many ages of unquestioning ...
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... whilst on board . " There are many advantages , " says Saadi , “ in sea - voyaging , but security is not one of them . " Yet in hurrying over these abysses , whatever dangers we are running into , we are certainly running out of the ...
... whilst on board . " There are many advantages , " says Saadi , “ in sea - voyaging , but security is not one of them . " Yet in hurrying over these abysses , whatever dangers we are running into , we are certainly running out of the ...
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... whilst the ship was in port , in the bread - closet , having no money and wishing to go to England . The sailors have dressed him in Guernsey frock , with a knife in his belt , and he is climbing nimbly about after them ; — " likes the ...
... whilst the ship was in port , in the bread - closet , having no money and wishing to go to England . The sailors have dressed him in Guernsey frock , with a knife in his belt , and he is climbing nimbly about after them ; — " likes the ...
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... whilst race works immortally to keep its own , it is resisted by other forces . Civilization is a re - agent , and eats away the old traits . The Arabs of to - day are the Arabs of Pharaoh ; but the Briton of to - day is a very ...
... whilst race works immortally to keep its own , it is resisted by other forces . Civilization is a re - agent , and eats away the old traits . The Arabs of to - day are the Arabs of Pharaoh ; but the Briton of to - day is a very ...
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... whilst all the unadapted temperaments die out . The English derive their pedigree from such a range of nationalities that there needs sea- room and land - room to unfold the varieties of talent and character . Perhaps the ocean serves ...
... whilst all the unadapted temperaments die out . The English derive their pedigree from such a range of nationalities that there needs sea- room and land - room to unfold the varieties of talent and character . Perhaps the ocean serves ...
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