Essays: First seriesHoughton, Mifflin, 1883 - 343 pages |
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Page 37
... expression of that which in grave earnest the mind of that period toiled to achieve . Magic and all that is as- cribed to it is a deep presentiment of the powers of science . The shoes of swiftness , the sword of sharp- ness , the power ...
... expression of that which in grave earnest the mind of that period toiled to achieve . Magic and all that is as- cribed to it is a deep presentiment of the powers of science . The shoes of swiftness , the sword of sharp- ness , the power ...
Page 56
... expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular , which does not fail to wreak itself also in the gen- eral history ; I mean " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel ...
... expression . There is a mortifying experience in particular , which does not fail to wreak itself also in the gen- eral history ; I mean " the foolish face of praise , " the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel ...
Page 65
... expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and ...
... expression of them , but he knows that these things are so , like day and night , not to be disputed . My wilful actions and acquisitions are but roving ; the idlest reverie , the faintest native emotion , command my curiosity and ...
Page 79
... at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into for- eign lands , he is at home still and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes SELF - RELIANCE . 79.
... at home , and when his necessities , his duties , on any occasion call him from his house , or into for- eign lands , he is at home still and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes SELF - RELIANCE . 79.
Page 80
First series Ralph Waldo Emerson. sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes , the missionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a sovereign and not like an interloper or a valet . I have no churlish ...
First series Ralph Waldo Emerson. sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes , the missionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a sovereign and not like an interloper or a valet . I have no churlish ...
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