Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 295
... whilst a republic is a raft , which would never sink , but then your feet are always in water . " No forms can have any dangerous import- ance whilst we are befriended by the laws of things . It makes no difference how many tons weight ...
... whilst a republic is a raft , which would never sink , but then your feet are always in water . " No forms can have any dangerous import- ance whilst we are befriended by the laws of things . It makes no difference how many tons weight ...
Page 315
... whilst he believed in number and weight , and omitted no part of prudence , he believed also in the freedom and quite incalcul- able force of the soul . A man of infinite caution , he neglected never the least particular of preparation ...
... whilst he believed in number and weight , and omitted no part of prudence , he believed also in the freedom and quite incalcul- able force of the soul . A man of infinite caution , he neglected never the least particular of preparation ...
Page 325
... whilst they grow richer every year . 66 " 2 III . There goes in the world a notion that the scholar should be a recluse , a valetudinarian , -as unfit for any handi- work or public labour , as a penknife for an axe . The so - called ...
... whilst they grow richer every year . 66 " 2 III . There goes in the world a notion that the scholar should be a recluse , a valetudinarian , -as unfit for any handi- work or public labour , as a penknife for an axe . The so - called ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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