Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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... effect Emerson himself says , " " Tis tain that a man's whole possibility lies in that habitual first look which he casts on all objects . " With this Το cer- supreme appreciation of clear and direct vision , it is XX INTRODUCTION .
... effect Emerson himself says , " " Tis tain that a man's whole possibility lies in that habitual first look which he casts on all objects . " With this Το cer- supreme appreciation of clear and direct vision , it is XX INTRODUCTION .
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... effect . He held that the writer confers this greatest benefit of inspira- tion upon us by giving bold and generous expression to his own best impressions and insights . The expression was , he thought , the main matter : " expression ...
... effect . He held that the writer confers this greatest benefit of inspira- tion upon us by giving bold and generous expression to his own best impressions and insights . The expression was , he thought , the main matter : " expression ...
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... effect upon the agent . We cannot do wrong without loss of health and power , for we put ourselves out of harmony with the law of things , which means lessening the joy and fulness of life . Evil is privative ( or , as Emerson puts it ...
... effect upon the agent . We cannot do wrong without loss of health and power , for we put ourselves out of harmony with the law of things , which means lessening the joy and fulness of life . Evil is privative ( or , as Emerson puts it ...
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... effect . I told him how excellent I thought it , and how much I wished to see the entire work . " Yes , " he said , " the man was a chaos of truths , but lacked the knowledge that God was a God of order . Yet the passage would no doubt ...
... effect . I told him how excellent I thought it , and how much I wished to see the entire work . " Yes , " he said , " the man was a chaos of truths , but lacked the knowledge that God was a God of order . Yet the passage would no doubt ...
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... effect . The minster and the music were made for each other . It was a hint of the part the church plays as a political engine . From his infancy every Englishman is accustomed to hear daily prayers for the Queen , for the Royal Family ...
... effect . The minster and the music were made for each other . It was a hint of the part the church plays as a political engine . From his infancy every Englishman is accustomed to hear daily prayers for the Queen , for the Royal Family ...
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