 But when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps which were kindled by their ray to guide our steps to the East again, where...  The Harvard Classics - Page 101909Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 616 pages
...scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in oilier men's transcripts of their readings. But when the...of darkness come, as come they must, — when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps... | |
 | 1838 - 536 pages
...Genius creates." " Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings." "One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading, as well as creative writing."... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts...when the intervals of darkness come,— as come they must,—when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, we repair... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts...their readings. But when the intervals of darkness come,—as come they must,— when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw... | |
 | 430 pages
...obligation to the inspiriting and fortifying influences of his genins. We turn to it with confidence, " when the intervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, — we repair to this lamp,... | |
 | 1898 - 404 pages
...by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts...guide our steps to the East again, where the dawn is. I would not be hurried by any love of system, by any exaggeration of in¡ stincts, to underrate the... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 402 pages
...by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts...withdraw their shining, — we repair to the lamps which \vere kindled by their ray, to guide our steps to the East again, where the dawn is. We hear, that... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...by his instrument. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts...darkness come, — as come they must, — when the soul seeth not, when the sun is hid, and the stars withdraw their shining, we repair to the lamps which... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1870 - 592 pages
...instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When - " S" f he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts of their readings. But when the inII tervals of darkness come, as come they must, — when the sun is, tl is hid, and the stars withdraw... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 326 pages
...by his instruments. Books are for the scholar's idle times. When he can read God directly, the hour is too precious to be wasted in other men's transcripts...which were kindled by their ray, to guide our steps to tli3 East again, whsre the dawn is. We hear, that we may speak. The Arabian proverb says, " A fig-tree,... | |
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