Essays, Volume 1Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1905 - 354 pages |
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Page 26
... no peace . It is a deliverance which does not deliver . In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no inven- tion , no hope . Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string 26 EMERSON'S ESSAYS.
... no peace . It is a deliverance which does not deliver . In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no inven- tion , no hope . Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string 26 EMERSON'S ESSAYS.
Page 29
... hope it is somewhat better than whim at last , but we cannot spend the day in explanation . Expect me not to show cause why I seek or why I exclude company . Then , again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my obligation ...
... hope it is somewhat better than whim at last , but we cannot spend the day in explanation . Expect me not to show cause why I seek or why I exclude company . Then , again , do not tell me , as a good man did to - day , of my obligation ...
Page 34
... hope in these days we have heard the last of con- formity and consistency . Let the words be gazetted and ridiculous henceforward . Instead of the gong for dinner , let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife . Let us never bow and ...
... hope in these days we have heard the last of con- formity and consistency . Let the words be gazetted and ridiculous henceforward . Instead of the gong for dinner , let us hear a whistle from the Spartan fife . Let us never bow and ...
Page 39
... hope are alike beneath it . There is some- what low even in hope . In the hour of vision , there is nothing that can be called gratitude , nor properly joy . The soul raised over passion beholds identity and eternal causation ...
... hope are alike beneath it . There is some- what low even in hope . In the hour of vision , there is nothing that can be called gratitude , nor properly joy . The soul raised over passion beholds identity and eternal causation ...
Page 47
... hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows . He who travels to be amused , or to get somewhat which he does not carry , travels away from himself , and grows old even in youth among old things . In Thebes , in Palmyra , his will and ...
... hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows . He who travels to be amused , or to get somewhat which he does not carry , travels away from himself , and grows old even in youth among old things . In Thebes , in Palmyra , his will and ...
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