The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 64
... to enjoy this sense of added power and enlarged sympathetic existence . The orator sees himself the organ of a multitude , and concentrating their valors and powers : - " But now the blood of twenty thousand men Blushed 64 ELOQUENCE.
... to enjoy this sense of added power and enlarged sympathetic existence . The orator sees himself the organ of a multitude , and concentrating their valors and powers : - " But now the blood of twenty thousand men Blushed 64 ELOQUENCE.
Page 178
... existence into Peter and John . A poor Indian chief of the Six Nations of New York made a wiser reply than any philosopher , to some one complaining that he had not enough time . " Well , " said Red Jacket , " I suppose you have all ...
... existence into Peter and John . A poor Indian chief of the Six Nations of New York made a wiser reply than any philosopher , to some one complaining that he had not enough time . " Well , " said Red Jacket , " I suppose you have all ...
Page 180
... existence into riches and stability . He dignifies the place where he is . This mendi- cant America , this curious , peering , itinerant , imitative America , studious of Greece and Rome , of England and Germany , will take off its ...
... existence into riches and stability . He dignifies the place where he is . This mendi- cant America , this curious , peering , itinerant , imitative America , studious of Greece and Rome , of England and Germany , will take off its ...
Page 182
... existence . " Then the poet is never the poorer for his song . A song is no song unless the circumstance is free and fine . If the singer sing from a sense of duty or from seeing no way of escape , I had rather have none . Those only ...
... existence . " Then the poet is never the poorer for his song . A song is no song unless the circumstance is free and fine . If the singer sing from a sense of duty or from seeing no way of escape , I had rather have none . Those only ...
Page 183
... existence , which is quite separate from his scientific . But in New- ton , science was as easy as breathing ; he used the same wit to weigh the moon that he used to buckle his shoes ; and all his life was simple , wise and majestic ...
... existence , which is quite separate from his scientific . But in New- ton , science was as easy as breathing ; he used the same wit to weigh the moon that he used to buckle his shoes ; and all his life was simple , wise and majestic ...
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