Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 86
... facts . The law dissolves the fact and holds it fluid . Our culture is the pre- dominance of an idea which draws after it this train of cities and institutions . Let us rise into another idea they 86 CIRCLES . CIRCLES.
... facts . The law dissolves the fact and holds it fluid . Our culture is the pre- dominance of an idea which draws after it this train of cities and institutions . Let us rise into another idea they 86 CIRCLES . CIRCLES.
Page 177
... fact is to enhance the great and constant fact of Life , which can dwarf any and every circumstance , and to which the belt of wampum and the commerce of America are alike . The world being thus put under the mind for verb and noun ...
... fact is to enhance the great and constant fact of Life , which can dwarf any and every circumstance , and to which the belt of wampum and the commerce of America are alike . The world being thus put under the mind for verb and noun ...
Page 261
... fact : by no means ; but he will not see that alone . He does not deny the presence of this table , this chair , and the walls of this room , but he looks at these things as the reverse side of the tapestry , as the other end , each ...
... fact : by no means ; but he will not see that alone . He does not deny the presence of this table , this chair , and the walls of this room , but he looks at these things as the reverse side of the tapestry , as the other end , each ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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action animal appear beauty behold believe better character church conversation dæmon divine doctrine Emerson England English Ernest Rhys eternal evil eyes fact faith fear feel force genius give Havelock Ellis hear heart heaven honour hour human idea inspiration instinct intellect justice labour live look man's manual labour means Milton mind moral nations nature never numbers opinion party perfect persons Phidias philosophy Plato Plutarch poem poet poetry political Portrait present race reform relations religion religious Saxon scholar secret seems sense sentiment Shakespeare society solitude soul speak spirit stand Stoicism sublime SYDNEY DOBELL T. W. Rolleston talent thee things thou thought tion to-day Transcendental Transcendentalist true truth universal virtue Walter Lewin WALTER SCOTT whilst whole wise wish words write youth