Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 47
Page xvi
... matters ) and power ; George Ripley , the enthusiastic reformer , who founded the Brook Farm Com- munity ; the scholarly Dr. Hedge ; that strange man , the rapt religionist , Jones Very ; the passionate and brilliant Margaret Fuller ...
... matters ) and power ; George Ripley , the enthusiastic reformer , who founded the Brook Farm Com- munity ; the scholarly Dr. Hedge ; that strange man , the rapt religionist , Jones Very ; the passionate and brilliant Margaret Fuller ...
Page xix
... matter , and specially of the correspondencies between these and those . A sunset , a forest , a snowstorm , a certain river view , are more to me than many friends , and do ordinarily divide my day with my books . " This is what ...
... matter , and specially of the correspondencies between these and those . A sunset , a forest , a snowstorm , a certain river view , are more to me than many friends , and do ordinarily divide my day with my books . " This is what ...
Page xx
... matter so dependent on innate gift of apprehension , so præterlogical and personal ; the original perception counting for almost everything , the mere inference for SO little . " the same effect Emerson himself says , " " Tis tain that ...
... matter so dependent on innate gift of apprehension , so præterlogical and personal ; the original perception counting for almost everything , the mere inference for SO little . " the same effect Emerson himself says , " " Tis tain that ...
Page xxi
... matter : " expression is what we want ; not knowledge , but vent , . . an utterance whole , generous , sustained , equal , and graduated at will , such as Montaigne , such as Beaumont and Fletcher , so habitually and easily attain ...
... matter : " expression is what we want ; not knowledge , but vent , . . an utterance whole , generous , sustained , equal , and graduated at will , such as Montaigne , such as Beaumont and Fletcher , so habitually and easily attain ...
Page xxiii
... matter or form : 06 Striving to be man , the worm Mounts through all the spires of form . " In this way Emerson's conception harmonises with the modern evolutionary idea , which it is said that he with poetic prevision anticipated ...
... matter or form : 06 Striving to be man , the worm Mounts through all the spires of form . " In this way Emerson's conception harmonises with the modern evolutionary idea , which it is said that he with poetic prevision anticipated ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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