The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 31
... 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 , nor the crops , no , but the kind of man the country turns out . ' I see the ...
... 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 , nor the crops , no , but the kind of man the country turns out . ' I see the ...
Page 45
... give to unpractised eyes , to the uncultured , who do not ask a fine spiritual delight , almost as much pleasure as a statue of Canova or a picture of Titian . And in the statue of Canova or the picture of Titian , these give the great ...
... give to unpractised eyes , to the uncultured , who do not ask a fine spiritual delight , almost as much pleasure as a statue of Canova or a picture of Titian . And in the statue of Canova or the picture of Titian , these give the great ...
Page 76
... give you any odds and beat you . What we really wish for is a mind equal to any exigency . You are safe in your rural district , or in the city , in broad daylight , amidst the police , and under the eyes of a hundred thousand people ...
... give you any odds and beat you . What we really wish for is a mind equal to any exigency . You are safe in your rural district , or in the city , in broad daylight , amidst the police , and under the eyes of a hundred thousand people ...
Page 81
... give days and weeks to a new interest ? No , he defies any one , every one . Ah ! he is thinking of resistance , and ... gives them their per- fection , and being absent , leaves them a merely superficial value . Eloquence is the ...
... give days and weeks to a new interest ? No , he defies any one , every one . Ah ! he is thinking of resistance , and ... gives them their per- fection , and being absent , leaves them a merely superficial value . Eloquence is the ...
Page 91
... give him a grasp of facts , learning , quick fancy , sarcasm , splendid allusion , interminable illustration , all these talents , so potent and charming , have an equal power to ensnare and mislead the audience and the orator . His ...
... give him a grasp of facts , learning , quick fancy , sarcasm , splendid allusion , interminable illustration , all these talents , so potent and charming , have an equal power to ensnare and mislead the audience and the orator . His ...
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