The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 5
... heaven or earth . He admired in Newton not so much his theory of the moon as his letter to Collins , in which he forbade him to insert his name with the solution of the problem in the Philosophical Trans- actions : " It would perhaps ...
... heaven or earth . He admired in Newton not so much his theory of the moon as his letter to Collins , in which he forbade him to insert his name with the solution of the problem in the Philosophical Trans- actions : " It would perhaps ...
Page 6
... house and house ; these dwell in the midst of heaven , because they are the best of angels . " We have known many fine geniuses with that imperfection that they cannot do anything use- ful , not 6 SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE.
... house and house ; these dwell in the midst of heaven , because they are the best of angels . " We have known many fine geniuses with that imperfection that they cannot do anything use- ful , not 6 SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE.
Page 7
... Heaven takes care you shall not be , if there is anything good in you . Dante was very bad com- pany , and was never invited to dinner . Michel Angelo had a sad , sour time of it . The ministers of beauty are rarely beautiful in coaches ...
... Heaven takes care you shall not be , if there is anything good in you . Dante was very bad com- pany , and was never invited to dinner . Michel Angelo had a sad , sour time of it . The ministers of beauty are rarely beautiful in coaches ...
Page 59
... heaven no star , on earth no spark , Yet before the listener's eye Swims the world in ecstasy , The forest waves , the morning breaks , The pastures sleep , ripple the lakes , Leaves twinkle , flowers like persons be And life pulsates ...
... heaven no star , on earth no spark , Yet before the listener's eye Swims the world in ecstasy , The forest waves , the morning breaks , The pastures sleep , ripple the lakes , Leaves twinkle , flowers like persons be And life pulsates ...
Page 61
... Heaven and Hell . But , because every man is an orator , how long soever he may have been a mute , an assembly of men is so much more susceptible . The elo- quence of one stimulates all the rest , some up to the speaking - point , and ...
... Heaven and Hell . But , because every man is an orator , how long soever he may have been a mute , an assembly of men is so much more susceptible . The elo- quence of one stimulates all the rest , some up to the speaking - point , and ...
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