The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: In 2 Volumes. [Inhalt. Vol. I: Miscellanies. - Essays. Vol. II: Representative Men. - English Traits. - Conduct of Life.]. I, Volume 1Fields, Osgood, & Company, 1870 |
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Page 8
... perfect exhilaration . I am glad to the brink of fear . In the woods too , a man casts off his years , as the snake his slough , and at what period soever of life , is always a child . In the woods , is perpetual youth . Within these ...
... perfect exhilaration . I am glad to the brink of fear . In the woods too , a man casts off his years , as the snake his slough , and at what period soever of life , is always a child . In the woods , is perpetual youth . Within these ...
Page 9
... perfect in its kind , and is the only use of nature which all men apprehend . The misery of man appears like childish petulance , when we explore the steady and prodigal provision that has been made for his support and delight on this ...
... perfect in its kind , and is the only use of nature which all men apprehend . The misery of man appears like childish petulance , when we explore the steady and prodigal provision that has been made for his support and delight on this ...
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... perfect . The wheels and springs of man are all set to the hypothesis of the permanence of nature . We are not built like a ship to be tossed , but like a house to stand . It is a natural consequence of this structure , that , so long ...
... perfect . The wheels and springs of man are all set to the hypothesis of the permanence of nature . We are not built like a ship to be tossed , but like a house to stand . It is a natural consequence of this structure , that , so long ...
Page 34
... disparity between the evidence of our own being , and the evidence of the world's being . The one is perfect ; the other , incapable of any assurance ; the mind is a part of the nature of things ; the world 34 SPIRIT .
... disparity between the evidence of our own being , and the evidence of the world's being . The one is perfect ; the other , incapable of any assurance ; the mind is a part of the nature of things ; the world 34 SPIRIT .
Page 40
... perfect without the other . In the uttermost meaning of the words , thought is devout , and devotion is thought . Deep calls unto deep . But in actual life , the marriage is not celebrated . There are innocent men who worship God after ...
... perfect without the other . In the uttermost meaning of the words , thought is devout , and devotion is thought . Deep calls unto deep . But in actual life , the marriage is not celebrated . There are innocent men who worship God after ...
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