The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 5-6Wm. H. Wise, 1903 |
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Page 39
... plants and corrode the monuments and buildings . ' 1 The London fog aggravates the distempers of the sky , and sometimes justifies the epigram on the climate by an English wit , “ in a fine day , looking up a chimney ; in a foul day ...
... plants and corrode the monuments and buildings . ' 1 The London fog aggravates the distempers of the sky , and sometimes justifies the epigram on the climate by an English wit , “ in a fine day , looking up a chimney ; in a foul day ...
Page 78
... planting of foot to foot , fair play and open field , — a rough tug without trick or dodging , till one or both come to pieces . King Ethelwald spoke the language of his race when he planted himself at Wimborne and said he " would do ...
... planting of foot to foot , fair play and open field , — a rough tug without trick or dodging , till one or both come to pieces . King Ethelwald spoke the language of his race when he planted himself at Wimborne and said he " would do ...
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... plant of slow growth ; " Canning , to " advance with the times ; " and Wellington , that " habit was ten times nature . " All their statesmen learn the irresistibility of the tide of custom , and have invented many fine phrases to cover ...
... plant of slow growth ; " Canning , to " advance with the times ; " and Wellington , that " habit was ten times nature . " All their statesmen learn the irresistibility of the tide of custom , and have invented many fine phrases to cover ...
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... plant forests , and bring rain after three thousand years . Already it is rudder- ing the balloon , and the next war will be fought in the air . But another machine more potent in England than steam is the Bank . It votes an issue of ...
... plant forests , and bring rain after three thousand years . Already it is rudder- ing the balloon , and the next war will be fought in the air . But another machine more potent in England than steam is the Bank . It votes an issue of ...
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... love and labor of many generations on the building , planting and deco- ration of their homesteads . Some of them are too old and too proud to wear titles , or , as Sheridan said of Coke , " disdain to hide their ARISTOCRACY 177.
... love and labor of many generations on the building , planting and deco- ration of their homesteads . Some of them are too old and too proud to wear titles , or , as Sheridan said of Coke , " disdain to hide their ARISTOCRACY 177.
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