 As such it is precious as the sign of an indestructible instinct. Perhaps the time is already come when it ought to be, and will be, something else; when the sluggard intellect of this continent will look from under its lids and fill the postponed expectation...  Emerson: And Other Essays - Page 8by John Jay Chapman - 1898 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harriet Martineau - 1838 - 318 pages
...describes the nature of the occasion. " Our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give to letters any more." His topic is, the American scholar; and he describes the influences which contribute to form or modify... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 402 pages
...and European capitals. Thus far, our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...the sluggard intellect of this continent will look ijrom under its iron lids, and fill the postponed expectation of the world with something better than... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 298 pages
...and European capitals. Thus far, our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...Perhaps the time is already come, when it ought to be 78 and will be, something else ; when the sluggard intellect of this continent will look from under... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 326 pages
...and European capitals. Thus far, our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst ,a people too busy to give to letters any inore. As such, it is precious as the sign of an indestructible instinct. Perhaps the time is already... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 658 pages
...and European capitals. Thus far, our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...come when it ought to be, and will be, something else ; wheijthe sluggard intellect of this continent will look m>m under its iron lids and fill the postponed... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 394 pages
...and European capitals. Thus far, our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...instinct. Perhaps the time is already come when it ouglit to be, and will be, something else ; when the sluggard intellect of this continent will look... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 388 pages
...Ktn'opean eapitals. Thus far, our holiday has bcen * simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...any more. As such it is precious as the sign of an indestruetible instinet. Perhaps the time is alre;idy come when it ought to be, and will be, something... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1884 - 588 pages
...thought. It begins with a note like a trumpet call. a people too busy to give to letters any more. As Sach it is precious as the sign of an indestructible instinct....look from under its iron lids and fill the postponed expectations of the world with something better than the exertions of mechanical skill. Our day of... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1892 - 590 pages
...trumpet call. "Thus far," he says, "our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...look from under its iron lids and fill the postponed expectations of the world with something better than the exertions of mechanical skill. Our day of... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1892 - 574 pages
...trumpet call. "Thus far," he says, "our holiday has been simply a friendly sign of the survival of the love of letters amongst a people too busy to give...look from under its iron lids and fill the postponed expectations of the world with something better than the exertions of mechanical skill. Our day of... | |
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