Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 100
... appear , the checks exist , and will appear . If the government is cruel , the governor's life is not safe . If you tax too high , the revenue will yield nothing . If you make the criminal code sanguinary , juries will not convict . If ...
... appear , the checks exist , and will appear . If the government is cruel , the governor's life is not safe . If you tax too high , the revenue will yield nothing . If you make the criminal code sanguinary , juries will not convict . If ...
Page 185
... appear to me , and perchance to themselves appear upright men ; and whether I appear as a man to all eyes . The Brahmins and Pythagoras propounded the same question ; and if any poet has witnessed the transformation , he doubtless found ...
... appear to me , and perchance to themselves appear upright men ; and whether I appear as a man to all eyes . The Brahmins and Pythagoras propounded the same question ; and if any poet has witnessed the transformation , he doubtless found ...
Page 316
... appear in his compositions . Indeed , this twofold merit characterises ever the productions of great masters . The man of genius should occupy the whole space between God or pure mind , and the multitude of un- educated men . He must ...
... appear in his compositions . Indeed , this twofold merit characterises ever the productions of great masters . The man of genius should occupy the whole space between God or pure mind , and the multitude of un- educated men . He must ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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