The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, 2d seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 67
... looks real and angular , the habitual standards are reinstated , common - sense is as rare as genius , —is the basis of ... look about us , but with grand politeness - he draws down before us an impenetrable screen of purest EXPERIENCE 67.
... looks real and angular , the habitual standards are reinstated , common - sense is as rare as genius , —is the basis of ... look about us , but with grand politeness - he draws down before us an impenetrable screen of purest EXPERIENCE 67.
Page 134
... look each other in the eye ; they grasp each other's hand , to identify and signal- ize each other . It is a great satisfaction . A gentleman never dodges ; his eyes look straight forward , and he assures the other party , first of all ...
... look each other in the eye ; they grasp each other's hand , to identify and signal- ize each other . It is a great satisfaction . A gentleman never dodges ; his eyes look straight forward , and he assures the other party , first of all ...
Page 241
... looks at many , and compares the few habitually with others , and these look less . Yet are they not entitled to this generosity of reception ? and is not munificence the means of insight ? For though gamesters say that the cards beat ...
... looks at many , and compares the few habitually with others , and these look less . Yet are they not entitled to this generosity of reception ? and is not munificence the means of insight ? For though gamesters say that the cards beat ...
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