The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 1
... if in him the welkin walked , The winds took flesh , the mountains talked , And he the bard , a crystal soul , Sphered and concentric with the whole . That each should in his house abide , Therefore was SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE.
... if in him the welkin walked , The winds took flesh , the mountains talked , And he the bard , a crystal soul , Sphered and concentric with the whole . That each should in his house abide , Therefore was SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE.
Page 8
... whole head , our societies should be so small . Like President Tyler , our party falls from us every day , and we must ride in a sulky at last . Dear heart ! take it sadly home to thee , there is no coöperation . We begin with ...
... whole head , our societies should be so small . Like President Tyler , our party falls from us every day , and we must ride in a sulky at last . Dear heart ! take it sadly home to thee , there is no coöperation . We begin with ...
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... of the tillage of land . And the highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest good of the greatest number.2 III ART I FRAMED his tongue to music , I 34 : CIVILIZATION.
... of the tillage of land . And the highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest good of the greatest number.2 III ART I FRAMED his tongue to music , I 34 : CIVILIZATION.
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... whole language of men , especially of artists , in reference to this subject , points at the belief that every work of art , in proportion to its excellence , partakes of the precision of fate : no room was there for choice , no play ...
... whole language of men , especially of artists , in reference to this subject , points at the belief that every work of art , in proportion to its excellence , partakes of the precision of fate : no room was there for choice , no play ...
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... whole view , that the delight which a work of art affords , seems to arise from our recognizing in it the mind that formed Nature , again in active operation . It differs from the works of Nature in this , that they are organic- ally ...
... whole view , that the delight which a work of art affords , seems to arise from our recognizing in it the mind that formed Nature , again in active operation . It differs from the works of Nature in this , that they are organic- ally ...
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