The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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Page 19
... strong association may have done in some individuals to deaden this repulsion , I apprehend that their use is rather tolerated than loved by any of us . We are not accustomed to express our thoughts or emotions by symbolical actions ...
... strong association may have done in some individuals to deaden this repulsion , I apprehend that their use is rather tolerated than loved by any of us . We are not accustomed to express our thoughts or emotions by symbolical actions ...
Page 33
... strong , that some nearly fainted . " They slept on the rocks , wherever the night found them . Much time was lost in travelling they knew not whither , when the sun was hidden by clouds ; for " their compass miscarried in crowding ...
... strong , that some nearly fainted . " They slept on the rocks , wherever the night found them . Much time was lost in travelling they knew not whither , when the sun was hidden by clouds ; for " their compass miscarried in crowding ...
Page 76
... strong curi- osity of the new generation . The Pilgrims are gone ; but we see what manner of persons they were who stood in the worst perils of the Revo- lution . We hold by the hand the last of the invincible men of old , and confirm ...
... strong curi- osity of the new generation . The Pilgrims are gone ; but we see what manner of persons they were who stood in the worst perils of the Revo- lution . We hold by the hand the last of the invincible men of old , and confirm ...
Page 96
... strong with the delegated power of fifteen millions of men , will avert with that might the terrific injury which threatens the Cherokee tribe . With great respect , sir , I am your fellow citizen , RALPH WALDO EMERSON . IV ADDRESS ...
... strong with the delegated power of fifteen millions of men , will avert with that might the terrific injury which threatens the Cherokee tribe . With great respect , sir , I am your fellow citizen , RALPH WALDO EMERSON . IV ADDRESS ...
Page 124
... strong drink . These ripened , as well as those . You could not educate him , you could not get any poetry , any wisdom , any beauty in woman , any strong and commanding character in man , but these absurdities would still come flashing ...
... strong drink . These ripened , as well as those . You could not educate him , you could not get any poetry , any wisdom , any beauty in woman , any strong and commanding character in man , but these absurdities would still come flashing ...
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