The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 7
... of these potentates saw well the reason of his exclusion . Solitary was he ? Why , yes ; but his society was limited . only by the amount of brain nature appropri- ated in that age to carry on the government of SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE . 7.
... of these potentates saw well the reason of his exclusion . Solitary was he ? Why , yes ; but his society was limited . only by the amount of brain nature appropri- ated in that age to carry on the government of SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE . 7.
Page 8
Ralph Waldo Emerson. ated in that age to carry on the government of the world . " If I stay , " said Dante , when there was question of going to Rome , " who will go ? and if I go , who will stay ? " But the necessity of solitude is ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. ated in that age to carry on the government of the world . " If I stay , " said Dante , when there was question of going to Rome , " who will go ? and if I go , who will stay ? " But the necessity of solitude is ...
Page 22
... carried them to her mother , and said , ' Mother , what sort of a beetle is this that I found wriggling in the sand ? ' But the mo- ther said , " Put it away , my child : we must be- gone out of this land , for these people will dwell ...
... carried them to her mother , and said , ' Mother , what sort of a beetle is this that I found wriggling in the sand ? ' But the mo- ther said , " Put it away , my child : we must be- gone out of this land , for these people will dwell ...
Page 28
... carry it in no time . Only one doubt occurred , one staggering objection , - he had no carpet - bag , no visible pockets , no hands , not so much as a mouth , to carry a letter . But after much thought and many experiments we man- aged ...
... carry it in no time . Only one doubt occurred , one staggering objection , - he had no carpet - bag , no visible pockets , no hands , not so much as a mouth , to carry a letter . But after much thought and many experiments we man- aged ...
Page 31
... carry the load of armies , you choose to make them pay high for such joy as they give and such harm as they do . if These are traits and measures and modes ; and the true test of civilization is , not the census , nor the size of cities ...
... carry the load of armies , you choose to make them pay high for such joy as they give and such harm as they do . if These are traits and measures and modes ; and the true test of civilization is , not the census , nor the size of cities ...
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