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... of a sentiment because our arithmetic has computed the strength and means opposed to our purpose , these have not ye Their mind being whole , their eye is as yet unconquered , and when we look in their faces , we are disconcerted .
... of a sentiment because our arithmetic has computed the strength and means opposed to our purpose , these have not ye Their mind being whole , their eye is as yet unconquered , and when we look in their faces , we are disconcerted .
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Do I not know that he is pledged to himself not to look but at one side ; the permitted side , not as a man , but as a parish minister ? He is a retained attorney , and these airs of the bench are the emptiest affectation .
Do I not know that he is pledged to himself not to look but at one side ; the permitted side , not as a man , but as a parish minister ? He is a retained attorney , and these airs of the bench are the emptiest affectation .
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And therefore a man must know how to estimate a sour face se The bystanders look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's parlor . If this aversation had its origin in contempt and resistance like his own , he might well ...
And therefore a man must know how to estimate a sour face se The bystanders look askance on him in the public street or in the friend's parlor . If this aversation had its origin in contempt and resistance like his own , he might well ...
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But the man in the street finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god , feels poor when he looks on these . To him a palace , a statue , or a costly book have an alien and ...
But the man in the street finding no worth in himself which corresponds to the force which built a tower or sculptured a marble god , feels poor when he looks on these . To him a palace , a statue , or a costly book have an alien and ...
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I like the silent church before the service begins , better than any preaching se How far off , how cool , how chaste the persons look , begirt each one with a precinct or sanctuary . So let us always sit se Why should we assume the ...
I like the silent church before the service begins , better than any preaching se How far off , how cool , how chaste the persons look , begirt each one with a precinct or sanctuary . So let us always sit se Why should we assume the ...
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| Title | The Essay on Self-reliance |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | The Roycrofters, 1908 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 8 Dec 2015 |
| Length | 82 pages |
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