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He recognised that opinion was less important than the spirit in which it is held ; how , as Mr. Pater happily says in regard to Sir Thomas Browne , “ fallacy , like truth itself , is a matter so dependent on innate gift of apprehension ...
He recognised that opinion was less important than the spirit in which it is held ; how , as Mr. Pater happily says in regard to Sir Thomas Browne , “ fallacy , like truth itself , is a matter so dependent on innate gift of apprehension ...
Page 144
No matter how ingenious , no matter how graceful and bland . There are innumerable degrees of folly and wisdom , and for you to say aught is to be frivolous . Wait , and thy heart shall speak . Wait until the necessary and everlasting ...
No matter how ingenious , no matter how graceful and bland . There are innumerable degrees of folly and wisdom , and for you to say aught is to be frivolous . Wait , and thy heart shall speak . Wait until the necessary and everlasting ...
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... the book of love , the lures of passion , and the commandments of duty are opened : and the next lesson taught is , the continuation of the inflexible law of matter into the subtle kingdom of will , and of thought ; tha if ...
... the book of love , the lures of passion , and the commandments of duty are opened : and the next lesson taught is , the continuation of the inflexible law of matter into the subtle kingdom of will , and of thought ; tha if ...
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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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