The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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... youth is a reconnoitring and recruit- ing of the holy fraternity they shall combine for the salvation of men . But so the remoter stars seem a nebula of united light , yet there is no group which a telescope will not resolve ; and the ...
... youth is a reconnoitring and recruit- ing of the holy fraternity they shall combine for the salvation of men . But so the remoter stars seem a nebula of united light , yet there is no group which a telescope will not resolve ; and the ...
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... youths , joined or alone , To outdo each other and extort applause . Mind wakes a new - born giant from her sleep . Twirl the old wheels ! Time takes fresh start again On for a thousand years of genius more . ' 1 CIVILIZATION CERTAIN ...
... youths , joined or alone , To outdo each other and extort applause . Mind wakes a new - born giant from her sleep . Twirl the old wheels ! Time takes fresh start again On for a thousand years of genius more . ' 1 CIVILIZATION CERTAIN ...
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... youth and labor : when I see how much each virtuous and gifted person , whom all men consider , lives . affectionately with scores of excellent people who are not known far from home , and perhaps with great reason reckons these people ...
... youth and labor : when I see how much each virtuous and gifted person , whom all men consider , lives . affectionately with scores of excellent people who are not known far from home , and perhaps with great reason reckons these people ...
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... youth . ' Herein is the explanation of the analogies , which exist in all the arts . They are the re- appearance of one mind , working in many ma- terials to many temporary ends . Raphael paints wisdom , Handel sings it , Phidias carves ...
... youth . ' Herein is the explanation of the analogies , which exist in all the arts . They are the re- appearance of one mind , working in many ma- terials to many temporary ends . Raphael paints wisdom , Handel sings it , Phidias carves ...
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... youth yielded . In earlier days , he was taken by pirates . What then ? He threw himself into their ship , established the most extraordinary intimacies , told them stories , de- claimed to them ; if they did not applaud his speeches ...
... youth yielded . In earlier days , he was taken by pirates . What then ? He threw himself into their ship , established the most extraordinary intimacies , told them stories , de- claimed to them ; if they did not applaud his speeches ...
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