The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 5-6Wm. H. Wise, 1903 |
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... talent shown by his pig . He had spent much time and contrivance in confining the poor beast to one enclosure in his pen , but pig , by great strokes of judgment , had found out how to let a board . down , and had foiled him . For all ...
... talent shown by his pig . He had spent much time and contrivance in confining the poor beast to one enclosure in his pen , but pig , by great strokes of judgment , had found out how to let a board . down , and had foiled him . For all ...
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... , Balzac and Sand were our sea - gods . Among the pas- sengers there was some variety of talent and pro- fession ; we exchanged our experiences and all learned something . The busiest talk with lei- sure and VOYAGE TO ENGLAND 31.
... , Balzac and Sand were our sea - gods . Among the pas- sengers there was some variety of talent and pro- fession ; we exchanged our experiences and all learned something . The busiest talk with lei- sure and VOYAGE TO ENGLAND 31.
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... life are not less effective ; as personal liberty ; plenty of food ; good ale and mutton ; open market , or good wages for every kind of labor ; high bribes to talent and skill ; the island life , or the 48 ENGLISH TRAITS.
... life are not less effective ; as personal liberty ; plenty of food ; good ale and mutton ; open market , or good wages for every kind of labor ; high bribes to talent and skill ; the island life , or the 48 ENGLISH TRAITS.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson. talent and skill ; the island life , or the million opportunities and outlets for expanding and misplaced talent ; readiness of combination among themselves for politics or for business ; strikes ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson. talent and skill ; the island life , or the million opportunities and outlets for expanding and misplaced talent ; readiness of combination among themselves for politics or for business ; strikes ...
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... talent and character . Perhaps the ocean serves as a galvanic battery , to distribute acids at one pole and alkalies at the other . So England tends to accumulate her liberals in America , and her conservatives at London . The ...
... talent and character . Perhaps the ocean serves as a galvanic battery , to distribute acids at one pole and alkalies at the other . So England tends to accumulate her liberals in America , and her conservatives at London . The ...
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American Arthur Hugh Clough beauty better Bothie of Tober-na-Vuolich British Carlyle Causes Célèbres character Chartist church culture Duke Emerson wrote England English English Traits Englishman essay eyes Fate force French genius give Goethe heart Heimskringla Horatio Greenough horse human hundred illusion intellect John Sterling journal King labor land learned lecture limp band live London look Lord manners means mind moral nation nature never noble persons plant Plato Plutarch Poems poet poetry politics poor race RALPH WALDO EMERSON religion rich Richard of Devizes Saxon scholar secret sense Shakspeare society soul speak spirit Stonehenge talent things thou thought tion trade traits truth universe verse wealth whilst wise Wordsworth writes youth