The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 9
... becomes a fraction . ' - Though the stuff of tragedy and of romances is in a moral union of two superior persons whose confidence in each other for long years , out of sight and in sight , and against all appearances , is at last ...
... becomes a fraction . ' - Though the stuff of tragedy and of romances is in a moral union of two superior persons whose confidence in each other for long years , out of sight and in sight , and against all appearances , is at last ...
Page 11
... become imperative . ' ' Tis hard to mesmerize ourselves , to whip our own top ; but through sympathy we are capable of energy and endurance . Concert fires people to a certain fury of performance they can rarely reach alone . Here is ...
... become imperative . ' ' Tis hard to mesmerize ourselves , to whip our own top ; but through sympathy we are capable of energy and endurance . Concert fires people to a certain fury of performance they can rarely reach alone . Here is ...
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... becomes . So true is Dr. Johnson's remark that " men are seldom more innocently employed than when they are making money . ' " " The skilful combinations of civil government , though they usually follow natural leadings , as the lines ...
... becomes . So true is Dr. Johnson's remark that " men are seldom more innocently employed than when they are making money . ' " " The skilful combinations of civil government , though they usually follow natural leadings , as the lines ...
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... become a universal rule for all intelligent beings . " Civilization depends on morality . Everything good in man leans on what is higher . This rule holds in small as in great . Thus all our strength and success in the work of our hands ...
... become a universal rule for all intelligent beings . " Civilization depends on morality . Everything good in man leans on what is higher . This rule holds in small as in great . Thus all our strength and success in the work of our hands ...
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... becomes this , that Art must be a complement to Nature , strictly subsidiary . It was said , in allusion to the great structures of the ancient Romans , the aqueducts and bridges , that " their Art was a Nature 40 ART.
... becomes this , that Art must be a complement to Nature , strictly subsidiary . It was said , in allusion to the great structures of the ancient Romans , the aqueducts and bridges , that " their Art was a Nature 40 ART.
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