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" But, to come back to Emerson (whom, by the way, I believe we left waiting), — his is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for t'other the Exchange... "
Alph Waldo Emerson - Page 115
by Alexander Ireland - 1882
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The Reasoner, Volume 6

1849 - 424 pages
...to come back to Rmerson (whom, by the way, I believe we left waiting), his ts, we may say, A Greck head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for t'other the Rxchange; He Rfems, to my thinking (although I'm afraid The comparison must, long ere this, have becn...
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Fable for critics. Bigelow papers. Unhappy lot of Mr. Knott. An oriental ...

James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 328 pages
...But. to come back to Emerson, (whom by the way, I believe we left waiting,) — his is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for fother the Exchange ; He seems, to my thinking, (although I'm afraid The comparison must, long ere...
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The Poetical Works of James R. Lowell ...: Complete in Two Volumes, Volume 2

James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 330 pages
...believe we left waiting,)—his is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose way, range He seems, to my thinking, (although I'm afraid The comparison must, long ere this, have been Has Olympus for one pole, for t'other the Exchange ; made,) A^Plotinus-Montaigne, where the Egyptian's...
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The Museum. [entitled] The Museum and English journal of education, Volume 2

Museum and English journal of education - 1863 - 576 pages
...salutary impulse, with keen practical genius. His is, says Lowell in one of his best criticisms, " A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for th' other the Exchange ; A Plotinus Montaigne, where the Egyptian's gold dust And the Gascon's shrewd...
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The Poetical Works of James R. Lowell ...

James Russell Lowell - 1866 - 330 pages
...But, to come back to Emerson, (whom by the way, I believe we left waiting,) — his is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for fother the Exchange ; He seems, to my thinking, (although I'm afraid The comparison must, long ere...
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The North British Review, Volume 47

1867 - 672 pages
...been termed ' a Plotinus Montaigne,' and one of his admirers has, not unfairly, attributed to him— ' A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for oue pole, for th' other the Exchange.' There never was a mystic with so much of the spirit of the good...
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The Book of Authors: A Collection of Criticisms, Ana, Môts, Personal ...

William Clark Russell - 1871 - 550 pages
...furniture in a warehouse which will come of use by-and-bye. — Alexander Smith. His is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for t'other th' Exchange. 'Tis refreshing to old-fashioned people like me To meet such a primitive pagan as he,...
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The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell, Issue 514

James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 pages
...left waiting), — his is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olvmpus for one pole, for t'other the Exchange ; He seems, to my thinking (although l 'm afraid The comparison must, long ere this, have been made), A Plotinus - Montaigne, where the...
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The Church Quarterly Review, Volume 27

1889 - 532 pages
...He has been called a ' PlotinusMontaigne,' and Mr. Lowell (Fable for Critics) credits him with — 'A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for th' other the Exchange.' It is the combination of these various elements which makes his position and...
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The poetical works of James Russell Lowell. Household ed

James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 pages
...But, to come back to Emerson (whom, by the way, l believe we left waiting), — his is, we may say, A Greek head on right Yankee shoulders, whose range Has Olympus for one pole, for t' other the Exchange; He seems, to my thinking (although I'm afraid The comparison must, long ere...
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