Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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... seems to demonstrate an elevation in the mind of the people . Judge of the splendour of a nation , by the insignificance of great individuals in it . The manner in which they learned Greek and Latin , before our modern facilities were ...
... seems to demonstrate an elevation in the mind of the people . Judge of the splendour of a nation , by the insignificance of great individuals in it . The manner in which they learned Greek and Latin , before our modern facilities were ...
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... seems to be no interval between greatness and meanness . When the spirit is not master of the world , then it is its ... seem to lose is redeemed , and the pains they seem to take remunerate them- selves . These men fan the fame of human ...
... seems to be no interval between greatness and meanness . When the spirit is not master of the world , then it is its ... seem to lose is redeemed , and the pains they seem to take remunerate them- selves . These men fan the fame of human ...
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... seem real , and society the illusion . But their solitary and fastidious manners not only withdraw them from the ... seems to be , ' I am a sublime genius ; I ought not therefore to labour . ' But genius is the power to labour better ...
... seem real , and society the illusion . But their solitary and fastidious manners not only withdraw them from the ... seems to be , ' I am a sublime genius ; I ought not therefore to labour . ' But genius is the power to labour better ...
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