The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 209
... genius equal to every work . By new arts the earth is subdued , roaded , tunnelled , telegraphed , gas - lighted ; vast amounts of old labor disused ; the sinews of man being relieved by sinews of steam . We are on the brink of more ...
... genius equal to every work . By new arts the earth is subdued , roaded , tunnelled , telegraphed , gas - lighted ; vast amounts of old labor disused ; the sinews of man being relieved by sinews of steam . We are on the brink of more ...
Page 228
... genius and laws of Massachusetts , inoperative . The new Bill made it operative , required me to hunt slaves , and it found citizens in Massachusetts willing to act as judges and captors . Moreover , it discloses the 228 THE FUGITIVE ...
... genius and laws of Massachusetts , inoperative . The new Bill made it operative , required me to hunt slaves , and it found citizens in Massachusetts willing to act as judges and captors . Moreover , it discloses the 228 THE FUGITIVE ...
Page 315
... genius , the political lead- ers of the day break the else insurmountable routine of class and local legislation , and take a step forward in the direction of catholic and universal interests . Every step in the history of political ...
... genius , the political lead- ers of the day break the else insurmountable routine of class and local legislation , and take a step forward in the direction of catholic and universal interests . Every step in the history of political ...
Page 337
... Genius which ruled in the affairs of nations ; which , with a slow but stern justice , carried for- ward the fortunes of certain chosen houses , weed- ing out single offenders or offending families , and securing at last the firm ...
... Genius which ruled in the affairs of nations ; which , with a slow but stern justice , carried for- ward the fortunes of certain chosen houses , weed- ing out single offenders or offending families , and securing at last the firm ...
Page 385
... genius ? At least as far as the purpose and genius of America is yet reported in any book , it is a sterility and no genius . One would say there is nothing colossal in the country but its geography and its material activities ; that ...
... genius ? At least as far as the purpose and genius of America is yet reported in any book , it is a sterility and no genius . One would say there is nothing colossal in the country but its geography and its material activities ; that ...
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