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... talent and character , are for him inseparable . It hardly needed Mr. Matthew Arnold's insistence on the fact to convince us that Emerson is not a system - builder . In truth , he does not believe in systems . The thing of first ...
... talent and character , are for him inseparable . It hardly needed Mr. Matthew Arnold's insistence on the fact to convince us that Emerson is not a system - builder . In truth , he does not believe in systems . The thing of first ...
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... talent and skill ; the island life , or the million opportunities and outlets for expanding and misplaced talent ; readiness of combination among them- selves 12 RACE AND ABILITY .
... talent and skill ; the island life , or the million opportunities and outlets for expanding and misplaced talent ; readiness of combination among them- selves 12 RACE AND ABILITY .
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... talents , nor all together , can hinder him from being deferential to a higher spirit than his own . If he have not found his ... talent is some exaggerated faculty , some overgrown member , so that their strength is a disease . In these ...
... talents , nor all together , can hinder him from being deferential to a higher spirit than his own . If he have not found his ... talent is some exaggerated faculty , some overgrown member , so that their strength is a disease . In these ...
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