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" The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they — let us hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward and not forward. But genius looks forward; the eyes of... "
Orations from Homer to William McKinley - Page 5934
edited by - 1902
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The Microcosm: Or, Little World of Home, Volumes 1-3

1835 - 616 pages
...every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....down. They look backward and not forward. But genius always looks forward. The eyes of man arc set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius...
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Essays, Lectures and Orations

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...every man. In its essence it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....down. They look backward, and not forward; but genius always looks forward. The eyes of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. Man hopes. Genius...
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Essays, orations and lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...every man. In its essence it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius. This is good, say they,—let us hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward, and not forward; but genius always...
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Nature; Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 414 pages
...every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....the Deity is not his ; — cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words...
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Nature; Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 408 pages
...every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....man create not, the pure efflux of the Deity is not his;—cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative...
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Massachusetts Quarterly Review, Volume 3

1849 - 448 pages
...truth ; and utters truth, or creates. . . The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....the Deity is not his ; — cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame •• The world of any moment is the merest appearance. Some great decorum,...
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Miscellanies: Embracing Nature, Addresses, and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 402 pages
...every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....the Deity is not his ; — cinders and smoke there may be, but not yet flame. There are creative manners, there are creative actions, and creative words...
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Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 28

1898 - 416 pages
...every man. In its essence, it is progressive. The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....not forward. But genius looks forward, the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead. . ^ Undoubtedly there is a right way of reading,...
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The Collected Works of ... P. ...

Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 pages
...truth ; and utters truth, or creates. . . The book, the college, the school of art, the inBtitntion of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....hold by this. They pin me down. They look backward aud not forward. But genius looks forward : the eyes of man are bet in his forehead, not in his hindhead...
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The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Critical writings

Theodore Parker - 1865 - 324 pages
...truth ; and utters truth, or creates. . . The book, the college, the school of art, the institution of any kind, stop with some past utterance of genius....of man are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead : inan hopes : genius creates. Whatever talents may be, if the man creates not, the pure efflux of...
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