Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 105
... portrait to the eye of his com- panions by every word . Every opinion reacts on him who utters it . It is a thread - ball thrown at a mark , but the other end remains in the thrower's bag . Or , rather , it is a harpoon hurled at the ...
... portrait to the eye of his com- panions by every word . Every opinion reacts on him who utters it . It is a thread - ball thrown at a mark , but the other end remains in the thrower's bag . Or , rather , it is a harpoon hurled at the ...
Page 165
... Portrait - painters say that most faces and forms are irregular and unsymmetrical ; have one eye blue , and one grey ; the nose not straight ; and one shoulder higher than another ; the hair unequally distributed , etc. The man is ...
... Portrait - painters say that most faces and forms are irregular and unsymmetrical ; have one eye blue , and one grey ; the nose not straight ; and one shoulder higher than another ; the hair unequally distributed , etc. The man is ...
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... Portrait of Longfellow . SHELLEY . With Portrait of Shelley . WORDSWORTH . With Portrait of Wordsworth . WHITTIER . With Portrait of Whittier . BURNS . Songs With Portrait of Burns , and View of " The BURNS . Poems Auld Brig o ' Doon ...
... Portrait of Longfellow . SHELLEY . With Portrait of Shelley . WORDSWORTH . With Portrait of Wordsworth . WHITTIER . With Portrait of Whittier . BURNS . Songs With Portrait of Burns , and View of " The BURNS . Poems Auld Brig o ' Doon ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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action animal appear beauty behold believe better character church conversation dæmon divine doctrine Emerson England English Ernest Rhys eternal evil eyes fact faith fear feel force genius give Havelock Ellis hear heart heaven honour hour human idea inspiration instinct intellect justice labour live look man's manual labour means Milton mind moral nations nature never numbers opinion party perfect persons Phidias philosophy Plato Plutarch poem poet poetry political Portrait present race reform relations religion religious Saxon scholar secret seems sense sentiment Shakespeare society solitude soul speak spirit stand Stoicism sublime SYDNEY DOBELL T. W. Rolleston talent thee things thou thought tion to-day Transcendental Transcendentalist true truth universal virtue Walter Lewin WALTER SCOTT whilst whole wise wish words write youth