Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xx
... matter so dependent on innate gift of apprehension , so præterlogical and personal ; the original perception counting for almost everything , the mere inference for SO little . " the same effect Emerson himself says , " Tis cer- tain ...
... matter so dependent on innate gift of apprehension , so præterlogical and personal ; the original perception counting for almost everything , the mere inference for SO little . " the same effect Emerson himself says , " Tis cer- tain ...
Page 144
... 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 ...
... 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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... matter into the subtle kingdom of will , and of thought ; that if , in sidereal ages , gravity and projection keep their craft , and the ball never loses its way in its wild path through space , —a secreter gravitation , a secreter ...
... matter into the subtle kingdom of will , and of thought ; that if , in sidereal ages , gravity and projection keep their craft , and the ball never loses its way in its wild path through space , —a secreter gravitation , a secreter ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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