The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 19
... called Civilization . It is a vague , complex name , of many degrees . Nobody has attempted a definition . Mr. Guizot , writing a book on the subject , does not . It implies the evolution of a highly organized man , brought to supreme ...
... called Civilization . It is a vague , complex name , of many degrees . Nobody has attempted a definition . Mr. Guizot , writing a book on the subject , does not . It implies the evolution of a highly organized man , brought to supreme ...
Page 51
... called religious . It conspires with all exalted sentiments . Proceeding from absolute mind , whose nature . is goodness as much as truth , the great works are always attuned to moral nature . If the earth and sea conspire with virtue ...
... called religious . It conspires with all exalted sentiments . Proceeding from absolute mind , whose nature . is goodness as much as truth , the great works are always attuned to moral nature . If the earth and sea conspire with virtue ...
Page 52
... called " silent poetry , " and poetry " speaking painting . " The laws of each art are convertible into the laws of every other . Herein we have an explanation of the ne- cessity that reigns in all the kingdom of Art . Arising out of ...
... called " silent poetry , " and poetry " speaking painting . " The laws of each art are convertible into the laws of every other . Herein we have an explanation of the ne- cessity that reigns in all the kingdom of Art . Arising out of ...
Page 82
... , by annexing to Spain a continent as large as six or seven Europes . This balance between the orator and the au- dience is expressed in what is called the perti- nence of the speaker . ' There is always a 82 ELOQUENCE.
... , by annexing to Spain a continent as large as six or seven Europes . This balance between the orator and the au- dience is expressed in what is called the perti- nence of the speaker . ' There is always a 82 ELOQUENCE.
Page 88
... black - letter lawyers of the day sneered at his " equitable decisions , " as if they were not also learned . This , indeed , is what speech is for , — to make - the statement ; and all that is called eloquence seems 88 ELOQUENCE.
... black - letter lawyers of the day sneered at his " equitable decisions , " as if they were not also learned . This , indeed , is what speech is for , — to make - the statement ; and all that is called eloquence seems 88 ELOQUENCE.
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