The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 4
... Whilst he suffered at being seen where he was , he consoled himself with the delicious thought of the inconceivable number of places where he was not . All he wished of his tailor was to provide that sober mean of color and cut which ...
... Whilst he suffered at being seen where he was , he consoled himself with the delicious thought of the inconceivable number of places where he was not . All he wished of his tailor was to provide that sober mean of color and cut which ...
Page 49
... whilst he stood aside , and then returned to record them . The poet aims at getting observations without aim ; to subject to thought things seen without ( voluntary ) thought . pacifie In eloquence , the great triumphs of the art are ...
... whilst he stood aside , and then returned to record them . The poet aims at getting observations without aim ; to subject to thought things seen without ( voluntary ) thought . pacifie In eloquence , the great triumphs of the art are ...
Page 94
... whilst he speaks things , I feel that he is touching some of my relations , and I am uneasy ; but whilst he deals in words we are released from atten- tion . ' If you would lift me you must be on higher ground . If you would liberate me ...
... whilst he speaks things , I feel that he is touching some of my relations , and I am uneasy ; but whilst he deals in words we are released from atten- tion . ' If you would lift me you must be on higher ground . If you would liberate me ...
Page 99
... whilst they valued every help to its attainment , and thought no pains too great which contributed in any manner to further it , resembling the Arabian warrior of fame , who wore seventeen weapons in his belt , and in personal combat ...
... whilst they valued every help to its attainment , and thought no pains too great which contributed in any manner to further it , resembling the Arabian warrior of fame , who wore seventeen weapons in his belt , and in personal combat ...
Page 127
... Whilst thus Nature and the hints we draw from man suggest a true and lofty life , a house- hold equal to the beauty and grandeur of this world , especially we learn the same lesson from those best relations to individual men which the ...
... Whilst thus Nature and the hints we draw from man suggest a true and lofty life , a house- hold equal to the beauty and grandeur of this world , especially we learn the same lesson from those best relations to individual men which the ...
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