Essays, First SeriesH. Altemus, 1939 - 332 pages |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. type of the individual ; through countless indi- viduals the fixed species ; through many species . the genus ; through all genera the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. type of the individual ; through countless indi- viduals the fixed species ; through many species . the genus ; through all genera the steadfast type ; through all the kingdoms of organized life the eternal unity ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. sons . We want men and women who shall reno- vate life and our social state , but we see that most natures are insolvent ; cannot satisfy their own wants , have an ambition out of all proportion to their practical ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. sons . We want men and women who shall reno- vate life and our social state , but we see that most natures are insolvent ; cannot satisfy their own wants , have an ambition out of all proportion to their practical ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Prudence is the virtue of the senses . It is the science of appearances . It is the outmost action of the inward life . It is God taking thought for It moves matter after the laws of matter . It is content to seek ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Prudence is the virtue of the senses . It is the science of appearances . It is the outmost action of the inward life . It is God taking thought for It moves matter after the laws of matter . It is content to seek ...
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