Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xxxi
... sentiment of solitude , the delights of lonely communing with Nature , in the woods , or under the tense star - lit sky , are expressed with inimitable power ; passages , too , of still higher strain , telling of those moments in which ...
... sentiment of solitude , the delights of lonely communing with Nature , in the woods , or under the tense star - lit sky , are expressed with inimitable power ; passages , too , of still higher strain , telling of those moments in which ...
Page 18
... And they have impressed their directness and practical habit on modern civilisation . It is not usually a point of honour , nor a religious sentiment , and never any whim that they will shed their blood 18 RACE AND ABILITY .
... And they have impressed their directness and practical habit on modern civilisation . It is not usually a point of honour , nor a religious sentiment , and never any whim that they will shed their blood 18 RACE AND ABILITY .
Page 21
... reference to a private and scholastic life , of " the grave moral deterioration which follows an empty exchequer . " You shall find this sentiment , if not so frankly put , yet deeply implied , in the novels WEALTH . 21 2 RELIGION.
... reference to a private and scholastic life , of " the grave moral deterioration which follows an empty exchequer . " You shall find this sentiment , if not so frankly put , yet deeply implied , in the novels WEALTH . 21 2 RELIGION.
Page 28
... sentiment at work in this island , of which these buildings are the proofs : as volcanic basalts show the work of fire which has been extinguished for ages . England felt the full heat of the Christianity which fermented Europe , and ...
... sentiment at work in this island , of which these buildings are the proofs : as volcanic basalts show the work of fire which has been extinguished for ages . England felt the full heat of the Christianity which fermented Europe , and ...
Page 38
... , like those of Ben Jonson , full of heroic sentiment in a manly style , were received with favour . The unique fact in literary history , the unsurprised reception of Shakespeare ; -the reception proved by his making his 38 LITERATURE .
... , like those of Ben Jonson , full of heroic sentiment in a manly style , were received with favour . The unique fact in literary history , the unsurprised reception of Shakespeare ; -the reception proved by his making his 38 LITERATURE .
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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