Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page viii
... stands in such marked contrast to Emerson's exultant optimism - assigning to the sage of Concord a niche beside the imperial philosopher , Marcus Aurelius . I. We need to know very little of the personality of Emerson to feel its ...
... stands in such marked contrast to Emerson's exultant optimism - assigning to the sage of Concord a niche beside the imperial philosopher , Marcus Aurelius . I. We need to know very little of the personality of Emerson to feel its ...
Page xvi
... stand out for their exceptional merit . The four volumes of the magazine constitute a unique record of the movement in the hey - day of its success . But it did not suffice to preach the new gospel ; it must be realised in action . And ...
... stand out for their exceptional merit . The four volumes of the magazine constitute a unique record of the movement in the hey - day of its success . But it did not suffice to preach the new gospel ; it must be realised in action . And ...
Page xxii
... stand sorely in need of . Certainly , he who will help us to maintain , whilst multiplying our points of sympathetic contact with the world , an attitude of conviction and faith , confers upon us an inestimable benefit . Emerson has ...
... stand sorely in need of . Certainly , he who will help us to maintain , whilst multiplying our points of sympathetic contact with the world , an attitude of conviction and faith , confers upon us an inestimable benefit . Emerson has ...
Page xxvii
... stand true in application to our own condition to - day . I need not leave my immediate subject to insist upon this here . Emerson sees the need of radical changes , and says we shall have to look into the law of property by which men ...
... stand true in application to our own condition to - day . I need not leave my immediate subject to insist upon this here . Emerson sees the need of radical changes , and says we shall have to look into the law of property by which men ...
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... standing before which , he said " he would give fifty guineas to the man that would swear it was a Domenichino . " I was more curious to see his library , but Mr. H- , one of the guests , told me that Mr. Landor gives away his books ...
... standing before which , he said " he would give fifty guineas to the man that would swear it was a Domenichino . " I was more curious to see his library , but Mr. H- , one of the guests , told me that Mr. Landor gives away his books ...
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