Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page ix
... its help we might follow , with new minuteness , the steady growth of his character and the for- mation of those views which afterwards became the essence of his teaching . We might sketch a more detailed INTRODUCTION . ix.
... its help we might follow , with new minuteness , the steady growth of his character and the for- mation of those views which afterwards became the essence of his teaching . We might sketch a more detailed INTRODUCTION . ix.
Page xi
... character ; and Sarah Bradford , an accomplished scholar , who supervised young Waldo's studies . Of the remarkable and lasting influence of Mary Emerson , Mr. Cabot's Memoir affords fresh evidence . She made the most exacting demands ...
... character ; and Sarah Bradford , an accomplished scholar , who supervised young Waldo's studies . Of the remarkable and lasting influence of Mary Emerson , Mr. Cabot's Memoir affords fresh evidence . She made the most exacting demands ...
Page xii
... character must come from sublimity of motive . " This was the woman whose advice and opinions Emerson sought until he reached maturity . The date of Emerson's birth almost coincides with the beginnings of what we may call the New ...
... character must come from sublimity of motive . " This was the woman whose advice and opinions Emerson sought until he reached maturity . The date of Emerson's birth almost coincides with the beginnings of what we may call the New ...
Page xiv
... character of this philosophy is obvious . It meant the assumption of a new point of mental vision ; a new attitude of thought and mental disposition . It threw men back upon themselves as the repositories of a divine and inexhaustible ...
... character of this philosophy is obvious . It meant the assumption of a new point of mental vision ; a new attitude of thought and mental disposition . It threw men back upon themselves as the repositories of a divine and inexhaustible ...
Page xx
... character , are for him inseparable . It hardly needed Mr. Matthew Arnold's insistence on the fact to convince us that Emerson is not a system - builder . In truth , he does not believe in systems . The thing of first importance to him ...
... character , are for him inseparable . It hardly needed Mr. Matthew Arnold's insistence on the fact to convince us that Emerson is not a system - builder . In truth , he does not believe in systems . The thing of first importance to him ...
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