Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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... once been a Unitarian , and knew what quackery it was . He had been called " the rising star of Unitarianism . " He went on defining , or rather refining : ' The Trinitarian doctrine was realism ; the idea of God was not essential , but ...
... once been a Unitarian , and knew what quackery it was . He had been called " the rising star of Unitarianism . " He went on defining , or rather refining : ' The Trinitarian doctrine was realism ; the idea of God was not essential , but ...
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... once before . These heights could not be maintained . As we find stumps of vast trees in our exhausted soils , and ... once walked with echoing steps , and disused the studies once so beloved ; the powers of thought fell into neglect ...
... once before . These heights could not be maintained . As we find stumps of vast trees in our exhausted soils , and ... once walked with echoing steps , and disused the studies once so beloved ; the powers of thought fell into neglect ...
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... once . I do not love routine . Once possessed of the principle , it is equally easy to make four or forty thousand applications of it . A great man will be content to have indicated in any the slightest manner his perception of the ...
... once . I do not love routine . Once possessed of the principle , it is equally easy to make four or forty thousand applications of it . A great man will be content to have indicated in any the slightest manner his perception of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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