Essays, Volume 1Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1905 - 354 pages |
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... effect . The progress of the intellect is to the clearer vision of causes , which neglects surface differences . To the poet , to the philosopher , to the saint , all things are friendly and sacred , all events profitable , all days ...
... effect . The progress of the intellect is to the clearer vision of causes , which neglects surface differences . To the poet , to the philosopher , to the saint , all things are friendly and sacred , all events profitable , all days ...
Page 44
... the facts of life from the highest point of view . It is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant soul . It is the spirit of God pronouncing his works good . But prayer as a means to effect a private end is 44 EMERSON'S ESSAYS.
... the facts of life from the highest point of view . It is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant soul . It is the spirit of God pronouncing his works good . But prayer as a means to effect a private end is 44 EMERSON'S ESSAYS.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. prayer as a means to effect a private end is meanness and theft . It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness . As soon as the man is at one with God , he will not beg . He will then see prayer in ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. prayer as a means to effect a private end is meanness and theft . It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness . As soon as the man is at one with God , he will not beg . He will then see prayer in ...
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... Effect , the chancellors of God . In the Will work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , and shalt sit hereafter out of fear from her rotations . A political victory , a rise of rents , the re- covery of your sick ...
... Effect , the chancellors of God . In the Will work and acquire , and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance , and shalt sit hereafter out of fear from her rotations . A political victory , a rise of rents , the re- covery of your sick ...
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... effect of any writing on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought . How much water does it draw ? If it awaken you to think , if it lift you from your feet with the great voice of eloquence , then the effect ...
... effect of any writing on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought . How much water does it draw ? If it awaken you to think , if it lift you from your feet with the great voice of eloquence , then the effect ...
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