The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: In 2 Volumes. [Inhalt. Vol. I: Miscellanies. - Essays. Vol. II: Representative Men. - English Traits. - Conduct of Life.]. II, Volume 2Fields, Osgood, & Company, 1870 |
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... FATE 315 II . POWER 341 III . WEALTH 359 IV . CULTURE 383 V. BEHAVIOR 403 421 VI . WORSHIP VII . CONSIDERATIONS BY THE WAY 445 465 VIII . BEAUTY 481 IX . ILLUSIONS REPRESENTATIVE MEN . VOL . II . 1 A I. iv CONTENTS .
... FATE 315 II . POWER 341 III . WEALTH 359 IV . CULTURE 383 V. BEHAVIOR 403 421 VI . WORSHIP VII . CONSIDERATIONS BY THE WAY 445 465 VIII . BEAUTY 481 IX . ILLUSIONS REPRESENTATIVE MEN . VOL . II . 1 A I. iv CONTENTS .
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... fate ? What becomes of the promise to virtue ? The thoughtful youth laments the superfotation of nature . ' Gen- erous and handsome , ' he says , ' is your hero ; but look at yon- der poor Paddy , whose country is his wheelbarrow ; look ...
... fate ? What becomes of the promise to virtue ? The thoughtful youth laments the superfotation of nature . ' Gen- erous and handsome , ' he says , ' is your hero ; but look at yon- der poor Paddy , whose country is his wheelbarrow ; look ...
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... fate , or the order of nature . The first period of a nation , as of an individual , is the period of uncon- scious strength . Children cry , scream , and stamp with fury , unable to express their desires . As soon as they can speak and ...
... fate , or the order of nature . The first period of a nation , as of an individual , is the period of uncon- scious strength . Children cry , scream , and stamp with fury , unable to express their desires . As soon as they can speak and ...
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... fate , is Asia ; and it realizes this faith in the social in- stitution of caste . On the other side , the genius of Europe is active and creative : it resists caste by culture ; its phi- losophy was a discipline ; it is a land of arts ...
... fate , is Asia ; and it realizes this faith in the social in- stitution of caste . On the other side , the genius of Europe is active and creative : it resists caste by culture ; its phi- losophy was a discipline ; it is a land of arts ...
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... Fates , with the rock and shears ; and hears the intoxicating hum of their spindle . But his circumspection never forsook him . One would say , " Be he had read the inscription on the gates of Busyrane , bold " ; and on the second gate ...
... Fates , with the rock and shears ; and hears the intoxicating hum of their spindle . But his circumspection never forsook him . One would say , " Be he had read the inscription on the gates of Busyrane , bold " ; and on the second gate ...
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