Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xiv
... appears to our consciousness , by reason of " the work of the mind " ( endowed with certain faculties ) upon the data or raw material supplied by the senses . According to this view , man — or mind in man — was rather the maker , or the ...
... appears to our consciousness , by reason of " the work of the mind " ( endowed with certain faculties ) upon the data or raw material supplied by the senses . According to this view , man — or mind in man — was rather the maker , or the ...
Page xxiii
... appear consistently throughout it . These we may now attempt to pass briefly in review , -without developing , however , many of their implications . According to Emerson the universe is a vast unity , alive with deity or soul - that is ...
... appear consistently throughout it . These we may now attempt to pass briefly in review , -without developing , however , many of their implications . According to Emerson the universe is a vast unity , alive with deity or soul - that is ...
Page xxviii
... appear at the call of worth . " Yet with this generous democratic tendency he amply provides against the dangers attending complete de- mocratic ascendency . His insistence on self - reliance , on us . the sacredness of individual ...
... appear at the call of worth . " Yet with this generous democratic tendency he amply provides against the dangers attending complete de- mocratic ascendency . His insistence on self - reliance , on us . the sacredness of individual ...
Page xxix
... appear to harm others or that nobody knew of it ; if the act offends against our nature and conscience it is wrong , and will hurt us . If , on the other hand , our acts are true to con- science , we shall be serving universal ends ...
... appear to harm others or that nobody knew of it ; if the act offends against our nature and conscience it is wrong , and will hurt us . If , on the other hand , our acts are true to con- science , we shall be serving universal ends ...
Page 14
... appear to be of one stem ; but collectively a better race than any from which they are derived . Nor is it easy to trace it home to its original seats . Who can call by right names what races are in Britain ? Who can trace them ...
... appear to be of one stem ; but collectively a better race than any from which they are derived . Nor is it easy to trace it home to its original seats . Who can call by right names what races are in Britain ? Who can trace them ...
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action appear beauty behold believe Ben Jonson better Celt character church conversation divine doctrine Emerson England English Ernest Rhys eternal evil fact faith fear feel force genius give Goethe Greek Havelock Ellis hear heart heaven honour hour human idea individual inspiration instinct intellect justice labour live look man's manual labour Margaret Fuller means Milton mind moral nations nature never noble numbers opinion perfect persons Phidias philosophy Phocion Plato poet poetry political present race reform relations religion religious Richard of Devizes Saxon scholar secret seems sense sentiment Shakespeare society soul speak spirit stand sublime T. W. Rolleston talent thee things thou thought tion to-day true truth universe virtue WALTER SCOTT whilst whole wisdom wise wish words write