Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xiv
... reason of " the work of the mind " ( endowed with certain faculties ) upon the data or raw material supplied by the senses . According to this view , man — or mind in man - was rather the maker , or the part - creator , of the world ...
... reason of " the work of the mind " ( endowed with certain faculties ) upon the data or raw material supplied by the senses . According to this view , man — or mind in man - was rather the maker , or the part - creator , of the world ...
Page 245
... reasons we assign , there is a great reason for the existence of every extant fact ; a reason which lies grand and immovable , often unsuspected , behind it in silence . The Times are the masquerade of the eternities ; trivial to the ...
... reasons we assign , there is a great reason for the existence of every extant fact ; a reason which lies grand and immovable , often unsuspected , behind it in silence . The Times are the masquerade of the eternities ; trivial to the ...
Page 246
... reason than heretofore , which encroaches on the other every day , puts it out of countenance , out of reason , and out of temper , and leaves it nothing but silence and possession . The fact of aristocracy , with its two weapons of ...
... reason than heretofore , which encroaches on the other every day , puts it out of countenance , out of reason , and out of temper , and leaves it nothing but silence and possession . The fact of aristocracy , with its two weapons of ...
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