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tions ; and the grasp of hands . His sin bedaubs him , mars all his good impression . ... On the other hand , the hero fears not , that if he withhold the avowal of a just and brave act , it will go unwitnessed and unloved .
tions ; and the grasp of hands . His sin bedaubs him , mars all his good impression . ... On the other hand , the hero fears not , that if he withhold the avowal of a just and brave act , it will go unwitnessed and unloved .
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... if you rip up his claims , is as thin and timid as any ; and the peace of society is often kept , because , as children say , one is afraid , and the other dares not . Far off , men swell , bully , and threaten ; bring them hand to ...
... if you rip up his claims , is as thin and timid as any ; and the peace of society is often kept , because , as children say , one is afraid , and the other dares not . Far off , men swell , bully , and threaten ; bring them hand to ...
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Yet a little waving hand built this huge wall , and that which builds , is better than that which is built . The hand that built , can topple it down much faster . Better than the hand , and nimbler , was the invisible thought which ...
Yet a little waving hand built this huge wall , and that which builds , is better than that which is built . The hand that built , can topple it down much faster . Better than the hand , and nimbler , was the invisible thought which ...
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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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