Essays — First SeriesGood Press, 2019 M11 20 - 250 pages In "Essays First Series" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, readers are treated to a collection of thoughtful and insightful essays that explore various aspects of life and human nature. Emerson's literary style is characterized by his use of transcendentalist ideas and beliefs, focusing on self-reliance, individualism, and the power of nature. Each essay delves into different themes such as spirituality, friendship, and the importance of nonconformity, all written in a poetic and philosophical manner that is sure to captivate readers. Set in the mid-19th century, the book reflects the romanticism and idealism of the time period, making it a significant work in American literature. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a prominent figure in the transcendentalist movement, was a celebrated writer, philosopher, and lecturer. His deep connection to nature and belief in the inherent goodness of man are evident in his essays, providing readers with profound insights and reflections on the human experience. Emerson's personal experiences and observations led him to write these essays, which continue to resonate with readers today. I highly recommend "Essays First Series" to anyone interested in exploring transcendentalist ideas and gaining a deeper understanding of the human spirit. Emerson's timeless wisdom and thought-provoking essays are sure to inspire and enlighten readers seeking philosophical truths and introspection. |
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... ourselves. This throws our actions into perspective; and as crabs, goats, scorpions, the balance and the waterpot lose their meanness when hung as signs in the zodiac, so I can see my own vices without heat in the distant persons of ...
... ourselves. This throws our actions into perspective; and as crabs, goats, scorpions, the balance and the waterpot lose their meanness when hung as signs in the zodiac, so I can see my own vices without heat in the distant persons of ...
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... ourselves in that place would have done or applauded. We have the same interest in condition and character. We honor the rich because they have externally the freedom, power, and grace which we feel to be proper to man, proper to us. So ...
... ourselves in that place would have done or applauded. We have the same interest in condition and character. We honor the rich because they have externally the freedom, power, and grace which we feel to be proper to man, proper to us. So ...
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... ourselves see the necessary reason of every fact,—see how it could and must be. So stand before every public and private work; before an oration of Burke, before a victory of Napoleon, before a martyrdom of Sir Thomas More, of Sidney ...
... ourselves see the necessary reason of every fact,—see how it could and must be. So stand before every public and private work; before an oration of Burke, before a victory of Napoleon, before a martyrdom of Sir Thomas More, of Sidney ...
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... ourselves to the history of its production. We put ourselves into the place and state of the builder. We remember the forest-dwellers, the first temples, the adherence to the first type, and the decoration of it as the wealth of the ...
... ourselves to the history of its production. We put ourselves into the place and state of the builder. We remember the forest-dwellers, the first temples, the adherence to the first type, and the decoration of it as the wealth of the ...
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... ourselves with the original circumstances we invent anew the orders and the ornaments of architecture, as we see how each people merely decorated its primitive abodes. The Doric temple preserves the semblance of the wooden cabin in ...
... ourselves with the original circumstances we invent anew the orders and the ornaments of architecture, as we see how each people merely decorated its primitive abodes. The Doric temple preserves the semblance of the wooden cabin in ...
Contents
COMPENSATION | |
SPIRITUAL LAWS | |
LOVE | |
FRIENDSHIP | |
PRUDENCE | |
HEROISM | |
THE OVERSOUL | |
CIRCLES | |
INTELLECT | |
ART TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
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