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In this refulgent summer it has been a luxury to draw the breath of life . The grass grows , the buds burst , the meadow is spotted with fire and gold in the tint of the flowers . ” ... But one need not go on with a passage which lovers ...
In this refulgent summer it has been a luxury to draw the breath of life . The grass grows , the buds burst , the meadow is spotted with fire and gold in the tint of the flowers . ” ... But one need not go on with a passage which lovers ...
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The ancient languages , with great beauty of structure , contain wonderful remains of genius , which draw , and always will draw , certain like - minded men - Greek men , and Roman men - in all countries , to their study ; but by a ...
The ancient languages , with great beauty of structure , contain wonderful remains of genius , which draw , and always will draw , certain like - minded men - Greek men , and Roman men - in all countries , to their study ; but by a ...
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He must draw from the infinite Reason , on one side ; and he must penetrate into the heart and sense of the crowd , on the other . From one , he must draw his strength ; to the other he must owe his aim . The one yokes him to the real ...
He must draw from the infinite Reason , on one side ; and he must penetrate into the heart and sense of the crowd , on the other . From one , he must draw his strength ; to the other he must owe his aim . The one yokes him to the real ...
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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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