Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xxxi
... 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 of Emerson have by heart . And with what unique ...
... 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 of Emerson have by heart . And with what unique ...
Page 58
... draw , and always will draw , certain like - minded men - Greek men , and Roman men - in all coun- tries , to their study ; but by a wonderful drowsiness of usage , they had exacted the studies of all men . Once ( say two centuries ago ) ...
... draw , and always will draw , certain like - minded men - Greek men , and Roman men - in all coun- tries , to their study ; but by a wonderful drowsiness of usage , they had exacted the studies of all men . Once ( say two centuries ago ) ...
Page 316
... 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 ; the ...
... 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 ; the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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