The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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... draws us into a state of mind which may be called religious . It conspires with all exalted sentiments . Proceeding from absolute mind , whose nature is goodness as much as truth , the great works are always attuned to moral nature . If ...
... draws us into a state of mind which may be called religious . It conspires with all exalted sentiments . Proceeding from absolute mind , whose nature is goodness as much as truth , the great works are always attuned to moral nature . If ...
Page 62
... men play , a popu- lar assembly is that which has the largest com- pass and variety , and out of which , by genius and study , the most wonderful effects can be drawn . An audience is not a simple addition of 62 ELOQUENCE.
... men play , a popu- lar assembly is that which has the largest com- pass and variety , and out of which , by genius and study , the most wonderful effects can be drawn . An audience is not a simple addition of 62 ELOQUENCE.
Page 63
Ralph Waldo Emerson. drawn . An audience is not a simple addition of the individuals that compose it . Their sympa- thy gives them a certain social organism , which fills each member , in his own degree , and most of all the orator , as ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. drawn . An audience is not a simple addition of the individuals that compose it . Their sympa- thy gives them a certain social organism , which fills each member , in his own degree , and most of all the orator , as ...
Page 65
... draw them , when he will , to laughter and to tears . Bring him to his au- dience , and , be they who they may , coarse or refined , pleased or displeased , sulky or savage , with their opinions in the keeping of a con- fessor , or with ...
... draw them , when he will , to laughter and to tears . Bring him to his au- dience , and , be they who they may , coarse or refined , pleased or displeased , sulky or savage , with their opinions in the keeping of a con- fessor , or with ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. people together , and no constable to keep them . It draws the children from their play , the old from their arm - chairs , the invalid from his warn chamber : it holds the hearer fast ; steals away his feet , that ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. people together , and no constable to keep them . It draws the children from their play , the old from their arm - chairs , the invalid from his warn chamber : it holds the hearer fast ; steals away his feet , that ...
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