The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 5-6Wm. H. Wise, 1903 |
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... spirit to bruise itself against walls , and did not like to place himself where no step can be taken . But he was honest and true , and cognizant of the subtile links that bind ages to- gether , and saw how every event affects all the ...
... spirit to bruise itself against walls , and did not like to place himself where no step can be taken . But he was honest and true , and cognizant of the subtile links that bind ages to- gether , and saw how every event affects all the ...
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... spirit of system , attention to details , and the subordi- nation of details , or the not driving things too finely ( which is charged on the Germans ) , con- stitute that dispatch of business which makes the mercantile power of England ...
... spirit of system , attention to details , and the subordi- nation of details , or the not driving things too finely ( which is charged on the Germans ) , con- stitute that dispatch of business which makes the mercantile power of England ...
Page 88
... spirit of order and of calculation , it must be owned they are capable of larger views ; but the indulgence is expensive to them , costs great crises , or accu- mulations of mental power . In common , the horse works best with blinders ...
... spirit of order and of calculation , it must be owned they are capable of larger views ; but the indulgence is expensive to them , costs great crises , or accu- mulations of mental power . In common , the horse works best with blinders ...
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... applauders . In the same spirit , were the excavation and re- search by Sir Charles Fellowes for the Xanthian monument , and of Layard for his Nineveh sculptures . ' The nation sits in the immense city they have builded ABILITY 91.
... applauders . In the same spirit , were the excavation and re- search by Sir Charles Fellowes for the Xanthian monument , and of Layard for his Nineveh sculptures . ' The nation sits in the immense city they have builded ABILITY 91.
Page 92
... spirit . ' They have tilled , builded , forged , spun and woven . They have made the island a thorough- fare , and London a shop , a law - court , a record- office and scientific bureau , inviting to strangers ; a sanctuary to refugees ...
... spirit . ' They have tilled , builded , forged , spun and woven . They have made the island a thorough- fare , and London a shop , a law - court , a record- office and scientific bureau , inviting to strangers ; a sanctuary to refugees ...
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