Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 69
... spirit sits , which contradicts what we say . We would persuade our fellow to this or that ; another self within our eyes dissuades him . That which we keep back this reveals . In vain we compose our faces and our words ; it holds ...
... spirit sits , which contradicts what we say . We would persuade our fellow to this or that ; another self within our eyes dissuades him . That which we keep back this reveals . In vain we compose our faces and our words ; it holds ...
Page 174
... spirit or genius . All form is an effect of character ; all condition , of the quality of the life ; all harmony , of health ( and , for this , a perception of beauty should be sympathetic , or proper only to the good ) . The beautiful ...
... spirit or genius . All form is an effect of character ; all condition , of the quality of the life ; all harmony , of health ( and , for this , a perception of beauty should be sympathetic , or proper only to the good ) . The beautiful ...
Page 181
... spirit of the world , the great calm presence of the Creator , comes not forth to the sorceries of opium or of wine . The sublime vision comes to the pure and simple soul in a clean and chaste body . That is not an inspiration which we ...
... spirit of the world , the great calm presence of the Creator , comes not forth to the sorceries of opium or of wine . The sublime vision comes to the pure and simple soul in a clean and chaste body . That is not an inspiration which we ...
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