The Essay on Self-relianceThe Roycrofters, 1908 - 82 pages |
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Page 61
... foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue , and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural , and media- torial and miraculous . Prayer that craves a particular commodity - any thing less than all good , is ...
... foreign addition to come through some foreign virtue , and loses itself in endless mazes of natural and supernatural , and media- torial and miraculous . Prayer that craves a particular commodity - any thing less than all good , is ...
Page 67
... foreign lands , he is at home still , and is not gadding abroad from himself , and shall make men sensible by the ex- pression of his countenance , that he goes the missionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a ...
... foreign lands , he is at home still , and is not gadding abroad from himself , and shall make men sensible by the ex- pression of his countenance , that he goes the missionary of wisdom and virtue , and visits cities and men like a ...
Page 69
... foreign taste ; our shelves are gar- nished with foreign ornaments ; our opinions , our tastes , our whole minds lean , and follow the Past and the Distant , as the eyes of a maid follow 69.
... foreign taste ; our shelves are gar- nished with foreign ornaments ; our opinions , our tastes , our whole minds lean , and follow the Past and the Distant , as the eyes of a maid follow 69.
Page 80
... foreign goods leads us to our slavish Reliance respect for numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conven- tions ; the greater the concourse , and with each new uproar of an- nouncement , The delegation from Essex ! The ...
... foreign goods leads us to our slavish Reliance respect for numbers . The political parties meet in numerous conven- tions ; the greater the concourse , and with each new uproar of an- nouncement , The delegation from Essex ! The ...
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affecting alms ance apologetic ashamed better bring you peace called cause charity church conformity consciousness contradict discern divine duties EAST AURORA ESSAY ON SELF-RELIANCE fact feel feet foolish force foreign Galileo genius genuine action Hampshire hear heart highest hope idol imitation immortal institutions intellect intoxicated involuntary perceptions Italy Let the words light live lose manhood master means memory mendicant ments metaphysics mind misunder Naples nature ness never noble numbers past act persons popular prayer proceedeth Quakerism rage RALPH WALDO EMERSON rejec Reliance religion rich Rome round ROYCROFTERS sacred Scipio seek self-trust Shakespeare shame sion society Socrates solitude soul sour face speak spirit spontaneous stand stay at home stoic teach tell thee things thou thought tion tory Traveling true truth virtue or vice voice wake want of self-reliance whole young