Essays: First SeriesH. Altemus, 1899 - 322 pages |
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... original and not conventional . Always the soul hears an admoni- tion in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to ...
... original and not conventional . Always the soul hears an admoni- tion in such lines , let the subject be what it may . The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To believe your own thought , to ...
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... original action ex- erts is explained when we inquire the reason of self - trust . Who is the Trustee ? What is the aboriginal Self on which a universal reliance may be grounded ? What is the nature and power of that science - baffling ...
... original action ex- erts is explained when we inquire the reason of self - trust . Who is the Trustee ? What is the aboriginal Self on which a universal reliance may be grounded ? What is the nature and power of that science - baffling ...
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... original crisis when he performs a great act , I will tell him who else than him- self can teach him . Shakespeare will never be made by the study of Shakespeare . Do that which is assigned thee , and thou canst not hope SELF - RELIANCE ...
... original crisis when he performs a great act , I will tell him who else than him- self can teach him . Shakespeare will never be made by the study of Shakespeare . Do that which is assigned thee , and thou canst not hope SELF - RELIANCE ...
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... original sin , origin of evil , predestination , and the like . These never presented a practical difficulty to any man , -never darkened across any man's road , who did not go out of his way to seek them . These are the soul's mumps ...
... original sin , origin of evil , predestination , and the like . These never presented a practical difficulty to any man , -never darkened across any man's road , who did not go out of his way to seek them . These are the soul's mumps ...
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... original , and pure , to the Lonely , Original and Pure , who , on that condition , gladly inhabits , leads , and speaks through it . Then is it glad , young , and nimble . It is not wise , but it sees through all things . It is not ...
... original , and pure , to the Lonely , Original and Pure , who , on that condition , gladly inhabits , leads , and speaks through it . Then is it glad , young , and nimble . It is not wise , but it sees through all things . It is not ...
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| Title | Essays: First Series Volume 2 of Emerson's complete works : Riverside edition |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | H. Altemus, 1899 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 6 Oct 2015 |
| Length | 322 pages |
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