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Page 17
Then we have it once more in sculpture ," the tongue on the balance of expression , ” those forms in every action , at every age of life , ranging through all the scale of condition , from god to beast , and never transgressing the ...
Then we have it once more in sculpture ," the tongue on the balance of expression , ” those forms in every action , at every age of life , ranging through all the scale of condition , from god to beast , and never transgressing the ...
Page 172
The scholar sits down to write, and all his years of meditation do not furnish him with one good thought or happy expression ; but it is necessary to write a letter to a friend, — and, forthwith, troops of gentle thoughts invest ...
The scholar sits down to write, and all his years of meditation do not furnish him with one good thought or happy expression ; but it is necessary to write a letter to a friend, — and, forthwith, troops of gentle thoughts invest ...
Page 308
As far as the spiritual character of tlie period overpowers the artist, and finds expression in his work, so far it will always retain a certain grandeur, and will represent to future beholders the Unknown, the Inevitable, the Divine.
As far as the spiritual character of tlie period overpowers the artist, and finds expression in his work, so far it will always retain a certain grandeur, and will represent to future beholders the Unknown, the Inevitable, the Divine.
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| Title | Essays, First Series Volume 2 of Complete works, Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | H. Altemus, 1923 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 332 pages |
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