Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 170
... stand in need of expression . In love , in art , in avarice , in politics , in labour , in games , we study to utter our painful secret . The man is only half himself , the other half is the expression . Notwithstanding this necessity ...
... stand in need of expression . In love , in art , in avarice , in politics , in labour , in games , we study to utter our painful secret . The man is only half himself , the other half is the expression . Notwithstanding this necessity ...
Page 184
... stand for the same realities to every reader . But the first reader prefers as naturally the symbol of a mother and ... stands eminently for the translator of nature into thought . I do not know the man in history to whom things stood so ...
... stand for the same realities to every reader . But the first reader prefers as naturally the symbol of a mother and ... stands eminently for the translator of nature into thought . I do not know the man in history to whom things stood so ...
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... stand upon , that such as he at least would die hard ; but he trembles and flees . Then the scholar says , " Cities and coaches shall never impose on me again ; for , behold every solitary dream of mine is rushing to fulfilment . That ...
... stand upon , that such as he at least would die hard ; but he trembles and flees . Then the scholar says , " Cities and coaches shall never impose on me again ; for , behold every solitary dream of mine is rushing to fulfilment . That ...
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