Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 28
... sentiment at work in this island , of which these buildings are the proofs : as volcanic basalts show the work of fire which has been extinguished for ages . England felt the full heat of the Christianity which fermented Europe , and ...
... sentiment at work in this island , of which these buildings are the proofs : as volcanic basalts show the work of fire which has been extinguished for ages . England felt the full heat of the Christianity which fermented Europe , and ...
Page 194
... sentiment . In the sublimest flights of the soul , rectitude is never surmounted , love is never outgrown . This sentiment lies at the foundation of society , and successively creates all forms of worship . The principle of veneration ...
... sentiment . In the sublimest flights of the soul , rectitude is never surmounted , love is never outgrown . This sentiment lies at the foundation of society , and successively creates all forms of worship . The principle of veneration ...
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... sentiments , that makes religion cold and life low . While the immense energy of the sentiment of duty and the awe of the supernatural exert incomparable influence on the mind , yet it is often perverted , and the tradition received ...
... sentiments , that makes religion cold and life low . While the immense energy of the sentiment of duty and the awe of the supernatural exert incomparable influence on the mind , yet it is often perverted , and the tradition received ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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