The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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... tion : " There are also angels who do not live consociated , but separate , house and house ; these dwell in the midst of heaven , because they are the best of angels . " We have known many fine geniuses with that imperfection that they ...
... tion : " There are also angels who do not live consociated , but separate , house and house ; these dwell in the midst of heaven , because they are the best of angels . " We have known many fine geniuses with that imperfection that they ...
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... tion takes place into sets and pairs . The best are accused of exclusiveness . It would be more true to say they separate as oil from water , as children from old people , without love or hatred in the matter , each seeking his like ...
... tion takes place into sets and pairs . The best are accused of exclusiveness . It would be more true to say they separate as oil from water , as children from old people , without love or hatred in the matter , each seeking his like ...
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... tion , power to compare , the ceasing from fixed ideas . The Indian is gloomy and distressed when urged to depart from his habits and tra- ditions . He is overpowered by the gaze of the white , and his eye sinks . The occasion of one of ...
... tion , power to compare , the ceasing from fixed ideas . The Indian is gloomy and distressed when urged to depart from his habits and tra- ditions . He is overpowered by the gaze of the white , and his eye sinks . The occasion of one of ...
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... tion of their productions , are rapidly and surely rewarded by good sale : and what a police and ten commandments their work thus becomes . So true is Dr. Johnson's remark that " men are seldom more innocently employed than when they ...
... tion of their productions , are rapidly and surely rewarded by good sale : and what a police and ten commandments their work thus becomes . So true is Dr. Johnson's remark that " men are seldom more innocently employed than when they ...
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... tion . But when I look over this constellation of cities which animate and illustrate the land , and see how little the government has to do with their daily life , how self - helped and self- directed all families are , - knots of men ...
... tion . But when I look over this constellation of cities which animate and illustrate the land , and see how little the government has to do with their daily life , how self - helped and self- directed all families are , - knots of men ...
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