Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 26
... whole towns are sacrificed like ant - hills , when the fashion of shoe- strings supersedes buckles , when cotton takes the place of linen , or railways of turnpikes , or when commons are inclosed by landlords . Then society is ...
... whole towns are sacrificed like ant - hills , when the fashion of shoe- strings supersedes buckles , when cotton takes the place of linen , or railways of turnpikes , or when commons are inclosed by landlords . Then society is ...
Page 233
... whole of Nature and the whole of Fate - that makes this doll a dweller in ages , mocker at time , able to spurn all outward advantages , peer and master of the elements ? I am taught by it that what touches any thread in the vast web of ...
... whole of Nature and the whole of Fate - that makes this doll a dweller in ages , mocker at time , able to spurn all outward advantages , peer and master of the elements ? I am taught by it that what touches any thread in the vast web of ...
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... whole of our social structure , the state , the school , religion , marriage , trade , science , and explore their foundations in our own nature ; we are to see that the world not only fitted the former men , but fits us , and to clear ...
... whole of our social structure , the state , the school , religion , marriage , trade , science , and explore their foundations in our own nature ; we are to see that the world not only fitted the former men , but fits us , and to clear ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | vii |
FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND I | 1 |
RACE AND ABILITY II | 11 |
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