Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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... relation to the universe , should be fully alive . It was a man's tone ( if we may use a word which has now an unfortunate sug- gestion of cant ) that he cared most about . " It was a maxim with him , " says Mr. Cabot , " that power is ...
... relation to the universe , should be fully alive . It was a man's tone ( if we may use a word which has now an unfortunate sug- gestion of cant ) that he cared most about . " It was a maxim with him , " says Mr. Cabot , " that power is ...
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... Both Nature and Man are comprehensible to the individual because the same Mind speaks to him through both . From each soul , as from a centre , a “ ray " " of relation passes to every other thing , INTRODUCTION . xxiii.
... Both Nature and Man are comprehensible to the individual because the same Mind speaks to him through both . From each soul , as from a centre , a “ ray " " of relation passes to every other thing , INTRODUCTION . xxiii.
Page xxiv
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Percival Chubb. " " of relation passes to every other thing , establishing a kinship . " Nature is the incarnation of a thought ; " hence is legible to us . Furthermore , this identity of the power in Nature and in ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Percival Chubb. " " of relation passes to every other thing , establishing a kinship . " Nature is the incarnation of a thought ; " hence is legible to us . Furthermore , this identity of the power in Nature and in ...
Page xxvii
... starts from the idea that the world exists for the education of each man , whose life in all its relations should be a pursuit and service of this educational aim . He finds that this idea prevails neither in the home INTRODUCTION . xxvii.
... starts from the idea that the world exists for the education of each man , whose life in all its relations should be a pursuit and service of this educational aim . He finds that this idea prevails neither in the home INTRODUCTION . xxvii.
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... relations to our fellows are false and inhuman . " See this wide society of labouring men and women ; we allow ourselves to be served by them , we live apart from them , and we meet them without a salute in the streets . We do not greet ...
... relations to our fellows are false and inhuman . " See this wide society of labouring men and women ; we allow ourselves to be served by them , we live apart from them , and we meet them without a salute in the streets . We do not greet ...
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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