The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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... imagination . " We see insurmountable multitudes obeying , in oppo- sition to their strongest passions , the restraints power which they scarcely perceive , and the crimes of a single individual marked and pun- ished at the distance of ...
... imagination . " We see insurmountable multitudes obeying , in oppo- sition to their strongest passions , the restraints power which they scarcely perceive , and the crimes of a single individual marked and pun- ished at the distance of ...
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... of fairies and magicians and kings and queens , was more dear and wonderful to a circle of children than any orator in England or America is now ? ' The more indolent and imaginative complexion of the Eastern nations 70 ELOQUENCE.
... of fairies and magicians and kings and queens , was more dear and wonderful to a circle of children than any orator in England or America is now ? ' The more indolent and imaginative complexion of the Eastern nations 70 ELOQUENCE.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. The more indolent and imaginative complexion of the Eastern nations makes them much more impressible by these appeals to the fancy . These legends are only exaggerations of real occurrences , and every literature ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. The more indolent and imaginative complexion of the Eastern nations makes them much more impressible by these appeals to the fancy . These legends are only exaggerations of real occurrences , and every literature ...
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... imagination , often exists without higher merits . Thus separated , as this fascination of discourse aims only at amusement , though it be decisive in its momentary effect , it is yet a jug- gle , and of no lasting power . It is heard ...
... imagination , often exists without higher merits . Thus separated , as this fascination of discourse aims only at amusement , though it be decisive in its momentary effect , it is yet a jug- gle , and of no lasting power . It is heard ...
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... directions , and supplies the imagination with fine materials . This circumstance enters into every consid- eration of the power of orators , and is the key to all their effects . In the assembly , you VII ELOQUENCE 81.
... directions , and supplies the imagination with fine materials . This circumstance enters into every consid- eration of the power of orators , and is the key to all their effects . In the assembly , you VII ELOQUENCE 81.
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