Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 84
Page 76
... Persons are supplementary to the primary teaching of the soul . youth we are mad for persons . Childhood and youth see all the world in them . But the larger experience of man discovers the identical nature appearing through them all .
... Persons are supplementary to the primary teaching of the soul . youth we are mad for persons . Childhood and youth see all the world in them . But the larger experience of man discovers the identical nature appearing through them all .
Page 145
... persons , or we read books , in the instinctive faith that these will call it out and reveal us to ourselves . Beggars all . The persons are such as we ; the Europe an old faded garment of dead persons ; the books their ghosts . Let us ...
... persons , or we read books , in the instinctive faith that these will call it out and reveal us to ourselves . Beggars all . The persons are such as we ; the Europe an old faded garment of dead persons ; the books their ghosts . Let us ...
Page 291
... persons the law for persons . But property passes through donation or inheritance to those who do not create it . Gift , in one case , makes it as really the new owner's , as labour made it the first owner's in the other case , of ...
... persons the law for persons . But property passes through donation or inheritance to those who do not create it . Gift , in one case , makes it as really the new owner's , as labour made it the first owner's in the other case , of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
22 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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