That which lures a solitary American in the woods with the wish to see England, is the moral peculiarity of the Saxon race,— its commanding sense of right and wrong... Complete Works - Page 294by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1884Full view - About this book
| 1858 - 650 pages
...really unite him with the Christian Englishman. He spoke, it is true, in his speech at Manchester, of " the moral peculiarity of the Saxon race, — its commanding sense of right and wrong" as "that which lures a solitary American in the woods with a wish to see England." But read his book... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 324 pages
...working-days the same in one century and in another century That which lures a solitary American in the woods with the wish to see England, is the moral peculiarity...imperial trait, which arms them with the sceptre of tue globe. It is this which lies at the foundation of that aristocratic character, which certainly... | |
| Alexander Ireland - 1882 - 128 pages
...same in one century and in another century. That which lures a solitary American in the woods with a wish to see England is the moral peculiarity of the...sense of right and wrong, the love and devotion to that—this is the imperial trait which arms them with the sceptre of the globe. It is this which lies... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 504 pages
...; the same in one century and in another century. That which lures a solitary American in the woods with the wish to see England, is the moral peculiarity...character, which certainly wanders into strange vagaries, 1 By Sir A. Alison. so that its origin is often lost sight of, but which, if it should lose this, would... | |
| RALPH WALDO EMERSON - 1883 - 494 pages
...; the same in one century and in another century. That which lures a solitary American in the woods with the wish to see England, is the moral peculiarity...character, which certainly wanders into strange vagaries, i By Sir A. Alison. so that its origin is often lost sight of, but which, if it should lose this, would... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1888 - 308 pages
...every boy and girl in Boston and New York. Sir, when I came to sea, I found the " History of Europe " 1 on the ship's cabin table, the property of the captain...the sceptre of the globe. It is this which lies at f the foundation of that aristocratic character, which certainly wanders into strange vagaries, so... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 428 pages
...working-days, the same in one century and in another century. That which lures a solitary American in the woods with the wish to see England, is the moral peculiarity...imperial trait, which arms them with the sceptre of the globe.1 It is this which lies at the foundation of that aristocratic character, which certainly wanders... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 430 pages
...American in the woods with the wish to see England, is_the mojal_peculiaritj_of the Saxon race, rZ-its commanding sense of right and wrong, the love and...imperial trait, which arms them with the sceptre of the globe.1 It is this which lies at the foundation of that aristocratic character, which certainly wanders... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 436 pages
...and devotion to that, — this is the imperial trait, which arms them with the sceptre of the globe.1 It is this which lies at the foundation of that aristocratic character, which certainly wanders into strange /agarics, so that its origin is often lost sight of, but which, if it should lose this, would find... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 438 pages
...working-days, the same in one century and in another century. That which lures a solitary American in the woods with the wish to see England, is the moral peculiarity of the Saxon race, i — its commanding sense of right and wrong, the love and devotion to that, — this is the imperial... | |
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