The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: English traitsHoughton Mifflin, 1903 |
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Page 7
... , the head of Alexander , in the gallery here . He prefers John of Bologna to Michael Angelo ; in painting , Raffaelle , and shares the growing taste for Perugino and the early masters . The Greek FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND 7.
... , the head of Alexander , in the gallery here . He prefers John of Bologna to Michael Angelo ; in painting , Raffaelle , and shares the growing taste for Perugino and the early masters . The Greek FIRST VISIT TO ENGLAND 7.
Page 8
Ralph Waldo Emerson. taste for Perugino and the early masters . The Greek histories he thought the only good ; and after them , Voltaire's . I could not make him praise Mackintosh , nor my more recent friends ; Montaigne very cordially ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. taste for Perugino and the early masters . The Greek histories he thought the only good ; and after them , Voltaire's . I could not make him praise Mackintosh , nor my more recent friends ; Montaigne very cordially ...
Page 24
... taste . He then said he would show me a better way towards the inn ; and he walked a good part of a mile , talking and ever and anon stopping short to impress the word or the verse , and finally parted from me with great kindness and ...
... taste . He then said he would show me a better way towards the inn ; and he walked a good part of a mile , talking and ever and anon stopping short to impress the word or the verse , and finally parted from me with great kindness and ...
Page 28
... up in a pail , as shaped like a Carolina potato . I find the sea - life an acquired taste , like that for tomatoes and olives . The confinement , cold , motion , noise and odor are not to be dispensed 28 ENGLISH TRAITS.
... up in a pail , as shaped like a Carolina potato . I find the sea - life an acquired taste , like that for tomatoes and olives . The confinement , cold , motion , noise and odor are not to be dispensed 28 ENGLISH TRAITS.
Page 36
... all taken sides . England has inoculated all nations with her civilization , intelligence and tastes ; and to resist the tyranny and prepossession of the Brit- ish element , a serious man must aid himself by 36 ENGLISH TRAITS.
... all taken sides . England has inoculated all nations with her civilization , intelligence and tastes ; and to resist the tyranny and prepossession of the Brit- ish element , a serious man must aid himself by 36 ENGLISH TRAITS.
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