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A canine appetite for knowledge was generated , which must still be fed , but was never satisfied , and this knowledge not being directed on action , never took the character of substantial , humane truth , blessing those whom it ...
A canine appetite for knowledge was generated , which must still be fed , but was never satisfied , and this knowledge not being directed on action , never took the character of substantial , humane truth , blessing those whom it ...
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Who can tell the grounds of his knowledge of the character of the several individuals in his circle of friends ? No man . Yet their acts and words do not disappoint him . In that man , though he knew no ill of him , he put no trust .
Who can tell the grounds of his knowledge of the character of the several individuals in his circle of friends ? No man . Yet their acts and words do not disappoint him . In that man , though he knew no ill of him , he put no trust .
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We are all physiognomists and penetrators of character , and things themselves are detective . If you follow the suburban fashion in building a sumptuous - looking house for a little money , it will appear to all eyes as a cheap dear ...
We are all physiognomists and penetrators of character , and things themselves are detective . If you follow the suburban fashion in building a sumptuous - looking house for a little money , it will appear to all eyes as a cheap dear ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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| Title | Select Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson The Camelot series |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | W. Scott, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2005 |
| Length | 351 pages |
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