Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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... labour , through all its forms , from the sharpening of a stake to the construction of a city or an epic , is one immense illustra- tion of the perfect compensation of the universe . The absolute balance of Give and Take , the doctrine ...
... labour , through all its forms , from the sharpening of a stake to the construction of a city or an epic , is one immense illustra- tion of the perfect compensation of the universe . The absolute balance of Give and Take , the doctrine ...
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... labour . He had read in Stewart's book , that when he inquired in a New York hotel for the Boots , he had been shown across the street and had found Mungo in his own house dining on roast turkey . 66 We talked of books . Plato he does ...
... labour . He had read in Stewart's book , that when he inquired in a New York hotel for the Boots , he had been shown across the street and had found Mungo in his own house dining on roast turkey . 66 We talked of books . Plato he does ...
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... wages for every kind of labour ; high bribes to talent and skill ; the island life , or the million opportunities and outlets for expanding and misplaced talent ; readiness of combination among them- selves 12 RACE AND ABILITY .
... wages for every kind of labour ; high bribes to talent and skill ; the island life , or the million opportunities and outlets for expanding and misplaced talent ; readiness of combination among them- selves 12 RACE AND ABILITY .
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... labour and in war ; and the appetite for superiority grows by feeding . It is easy to add to the counteracting forces to race . Credence is a main element . ' Tis said , that the views of nature held by any people determine all their ...
... labour and in war ; and the appetite for superiority grows by feeding . It is easy to add to the counteracting forces to race . Credence is a main element . ' Tis said , that the views of nature held by any people determine all their ...
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... labour , and of manufactured goods . " The respect for truth of facts in England is equalled only by the respect for wealth . It is at once the pride of art of the Saxon , as he is a wealth - maker , and his passion for inde- pendence ...
... labour , and of manufactured goods . " The respect for truth of facts in England is equalled only by the respect for wealth . It is at once the pride of art of the Saxon , as he is a wealth - maker , and his passion for inde- pendence ...
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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