The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo EmersonDigiCat, 2022 M11 13 - 2516 pages Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson' is a literary masterpiece that showcases the depth and breadth of Emerson's profound thoughts on nature, self-reliance, and the human experience. Known for his transcendentalist beliefs, Emerson's writing style is characterized by its poetic language, philosophical insights, and exploration of the interconnectedness of all beings. This comprehensive collection includes essays, poems, and lectures that continue to inspire readers with their timeless wisdom and profound truths. Emerson's work remains a cornerstone of American literature, influencing generations of writers and thinkers with his revolutionary ideas. Through his eloquent prose and visionary concepts, Emerson challenges readers to question conventional beliefs and embrace a more liberated and introspective approach to life. 'The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson' is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the human spirit and its connection to the natural world. |
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... live on the other side of the world. Moreover, there is in every constitution a certain solstice, when the stars stand still in our inward firmament, and when there is required some foreign force, some diversion or alterative to prevent ...
... live on the other side of the world. Moreover, there is in every constitution a certain solstice, when the stars stand still in our inward firmament, and when there is required some foreign force, some diversion or alterative to prevent ...
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... countryman finds the town a chop-house, a barber's shop. He has lost the lines of grandeur of the horizon, hills and plains, and with them, sobriety and elevation. He has come among a supple, glib-tongued tribe, who live for show,
... countryman finds the town a chop-house, a barber's shop. He has lost the lines of grandeur of the horizon, hills and plains, and with them, sobriety and elevation. He has come among a supple, glib-tongued tribe, who live for show,
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... live to dine, who send for the doctor, who coddle themselves, who toast their feet on the register, who intrigue to secure a padded chair, and a corner out of the draught. Suffer them once to begin the enumeration of their infirmities ...
... live to dine, who send for the doctor, who coddle themselves, who toast their feet on the register, who intrigue to secure a padded chair, and a corner out of the draught. Suffer them once to begin the enumeration of their infirmities ...
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... live five years in one. Don't be so tender at making an enemy now and then. Be willing to go to Coventry sometimes, and let the populace bestow on you their coldest contempts. The finished man of the world must eat of every apple once ...
... live five years in one. Don't be so tender at making an enemy now and then. Be willing to go to Coventry sometimes, and let the populace bestow on you their coldest contempts. The finished man of the world must eat of every apple once ...
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... live in a transition period, when the old faiths which comforted nations, and not only so, but made nations, seem to have spent their force. I do not find the religions of men at this moment very creditable to them, but either childish ...
... live in a transition period, when the old faiths which comforted nations, and not only so, but made nations, seem to have spent their force. I do not find the religions of men at this moment very creditable to them, but either childish ...
Contents
Society and Solitude | |
Letters and Social Aims | |
Poems 1847 | |
Fine humblebee fine humblebee | |
MayDay and Other Pieces | |
Fate | |
Other Poems | |
Delicate omens traced in | |
Essays Second Series | |
Nature | |
Representative | |
English Traits | |
Addresses and Lectures | |
Other Essays | |
Table of Contents | |
This is not merely beautiful though beauty is its OWN excuse for being | |
Table of Contents | |
It chanced during one winter a few years ago that our cities were bent | |
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