Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xxii
... existence . He has no doubt of the supreme worth of life , and of the possibility of making it a thing of joy to all men . The world of nature and humanity - nature , with her infinitely varied charm and majesty ; man , with his ...
... existence . He has no doubt of the supreme worth of life , and of the possibility of making it a thing of joy to all men . The world of nature and humanity - nature , with her infinitely varied charm and majesty ; man , with his ...
Page 8
... existence . ' He was already turning his eyes towards London with a scholar's appreciation . London is the heart of the world , he said , wonderful only from the mass of human beings . He liked the huge machine . Each keeps its own ...
... existence . ' He was already turning his eyes towards London with a scholar's appreciation . London is the heart of the world , he said , wonderful only from the mass of human beings . He liked the huge machine . Each keeps its own ...
Page 20
... existence is a work of 66 * Sir S. Romilly , purest of English patriots , decided that the only independent mode of entering Parliament was to buy a seat , and he bought Horsham . art — a cold , barren , almost arctic isle 20 RACE AND ...
... existence is a work of 66 * Sir S. Romilly , purest of English patriots , decided that the only independent mode of entering Parliament was to buy a seat , and he bought Horsham . art — a cold , barren , almost arctic isle 20 RACE AND ...
Page 41
... existence of matter ; Dr. Samuel Clarke's argument for theism from the nature of space and time ; Harrington's political rule , that power must rest on land - a rule which requires to be liberally interpreted ; the theory of Swedenborg ...
... existence of matter ; Dr. Samuel Clarke's argument for theism from the nature of space and time ; Harrington's political rule , that power must rest on land - a rule which requires to be liberally interpreted ; the theory of Swedenborg ...
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... existence incompatible with all that is not English . What we must say about a nation is a superficial dealing with symptoms . We cannot go deep enough into the biography of the spirit who never throws himself entire into one hero , but ...
... existence incompatible with all that is not English . What we must say about a nation is a superficial dealing with symptoms . We cannot go deep enough into the biography of the spirit who never throws himself entire into one hero , but ...
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