Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xix
... forces of Transcendentalism , which , mainly through the genius of this man , became a movement that has left a noble and indelible mark upon the life of growing America , and constitutes an attractive and stimulating chapter in the ...
... forces of Transcendentalism , which , mainly through the genius of this man , became a movement that has left a noble and indelible mark upon the life of growing America , and constitutes an attractive and stimulating chapter in the ...
Page xxiv
... us is new in nature . Let us cheerfully taking our- selves for better or worse , play resolutely our own part , obeying the law of our own naturÄ™ . Conformity is waste ; it scatters our force , loses time . " A xxiv INTRODUCTION .
... us is new in nature . Let us cheerfully taking our- selves for better or worse , play resolutely our own part , obeying the law of our own naturÄ™ . Conformity is waste ; it scatters our force , loses time . " A xxiv INTRODUCTION .
Page xxv
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Percival Chubb. it scatters our force , loses time . " A man is to carry himself in the presence of opposition as if everything were titular and ephemeral but he . " But perhaps you fear incon- sistency ? Be sincere ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Percival Chubb. it scatters our force , loses time . " A man is to carry himself in the presence of opposition as if everything were titular and ephemeral but he . " But perhaps you fear incon- sistency ? Be sincere ...
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... force the man next me into the kennel , I should at once exclaim , " I did not do it , sir , " meaning it was not my will . ' And this also , ' that if you should insist on your faith here in England , and I on mine , mine would be the ...
... force the man next me into the kennel , I should at once exclaim , " I did not do it , sir , " meaning it was not my will . ' And this also , ' that if you should insist on your faith here in England , and I on mine , mine would be the ...
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... force of law and mind was seen , in making that barren rock of semi - Saracen inhabitants the seat of population and plenty . " Going out , he showed me in the next apartment a picture of Allston's , and told me that Montague , a ...
... force of law and mind was seen , in making that barren rock of semi - Saracen inhabitants the seat of population and plenty . " Going out , he showed me in the next apartment a picture of Allston's , and told me that Montague , a ...
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