The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 6
... live consociated , but separate , house and house ; these dwell in the midst of heaven , because they are the best of angels . " We have known many fine geniuses with that imperfection that they cannot do anything use- ful , not 6 ...
... live consociated , but separate , house and house ; these dwell in the midst of heaven , because they are the best of angels . " We have known many fine geniuses with that imperfection that they cannot do anything use- ful , not 6 ...
Page 10
... live alone , and must ; but coop up most men and you undo them . " The king lived and ate in his hall with men , and understood men , " said Selden . When a young barrister said to the late Mr. Mason , " I keep my chamber to read law ...
... live alone , and must ; but coop up most men and you undo them . " The king lived and ate in his hall with men , and understood men , " said Selden . When a young barrister said to the late Mr. Mason , " I keep my chamber to read law ...
Page 13
... live together on their merits , and they adjust themselves by their demerits , by their love of gossip , or by sheer tolerance and animal good nature . They untune and dissipate the brave aspirant . ' The remedy is to reinforce each of ...
... live together on their merits , and they adjust themselves by their demerits , by their love of gossip , or by sheer tolerance and animal good nature . They untune and dissipate the brave aspirant . ' The remedy is to reinforce each of ...
Page 23
... live by his better hand ,. fills the State with useful and happy laborers ; and they , creating demand by the very tempta- tion of their productions , are rapidly and surely rewarded by good sale : and what a police and ten commandments ...
... live by his better hand ,. fills the State with useful and happy laborers ; and they , creating demand by the very tempta- tion of their productions , are rapidly and surely rewarded by good sale : and what a police and ten commandments ...
Page 32
... lives . affectionately with scores of excellent people who are not known far from home , and perhaps with great reason reckons these people his supe- riors in virtue and in the symmetry and force of their qualities , — I see what cubic ...
... lives . affectionately with scores of excellent people who are not known far from home , and perhaps with great reason reckons these people his supe- riors in virtue and in the symmetry and force of their qualities , — I see what cubic ...
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