Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 179
... dæmon , or soul , and , as the form of the thing is reflected by the eye , so the soul of the thing is reflected by a melody . The sea , the mountain - ridge , Niagara , and every flower - bed , pre - exist , or super - exist , in pre ...
... dæmon , or soul , and , as the form of the thing is reflected by the eye , so the soul of the thing is reflected by a melody . The sea , the mountain - ridge , Niagara , and every flower - bed , pre - exist , or super - exist , in pre ...
Page 186
... dæmons hem him in . He can no more rest ; he says , with the old painter , " By God , it is in me , and must go forth of me . ” He pursues a beauty , half seen , which flies before him . The poet pours out verses in every solitude ...
... dæmons hem him in . He can no more rest ; he says , with the old painter , " By God , it is in me , and must go forth of me . ” He pursues a beauty , half seen , which flies before him . The poet pours out verses in every solitude ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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