Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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... England , -God knows , are done in England every day , -but would never be spoken of . In America I wish to know not how many churches or schools , but what newspapers ? My friend , Colonel Hamilton , at the foot of the hill , who was a ...
... England , -God knows , are done in England every day , -but would never be spoken of . In America I wish to know not how many churches or schools , but what newspapers ? My friend , Colonel Hamilton , at the foot of the hill , who was a ...
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... England earned , ever new , bounteous , and augmenting . But the question recurs , does she take the step beyond - namely , to the wise use , in view of the supreme wealth of nations ? We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what ...
... England earned , ever new , bounteous , and augmenting . But the question recurs , does she take the step beyond - namely , to the wise use , in view of the supreme wealth of nations ? We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what ...
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... England . The history of Rome and Greece , when written by their scholars , degenerates into English party pamphlets . They cannot see beyond England , nor in England can they transcend the interests of the governing classes . “ English ...
... England . The history of Rome and Greece , when written by their scholars , degenerates into English party pamphlets . They cannot see beyond England , nor in England can they transcend the interests of the governing classes . “ English ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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