Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page xiv
... words of its able historian , Mr. Frothingham , " practically it was an assertion of the inalienable worth of man ; theoretically it was an assertion of the immanence of divinity in instinct , the transference of supernatural attributes ...
... words of its able historian , Mr. Frothingham , " practically it was an assertion of the inalienable worth of man ; theoretically it was an assertion of the immanence of divinity in instinct , the transference of supernatural attributes ...
Page xvii
... the face of intimidation , showed the heroic strain in the man . No nobler words , no more splendid scorn , came from the lips of any of his contem- b poraries than fell from him when speaking of slavery , INTRODUCTION . xvii.
... the face of intimidation , showed the heroic strain in the man . No nobler words , no more splendid scorn , came from the lips of any of his contem- b poraries than fell from him when speaking of slavery , INTRODUCTION . xvii.
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... 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 not so much shown in talent or in successful performance as in tone ; the absolute or ...
... 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 not so much shown in talent or in successful performance as in tone ; the absolute or ...
Page xxi
... , dilettantism , about which M. Paul Bourget has lately written so suggestively . There is , however , a note of assurance about Emerson that wholly differentiates him from the dilettantist ( using that word in INTRODUCTION . xxi.
... , dilettantism , about which M. Paul Bourget has lately written so suggestively . There is , however , a note of assurance about Emerson that wholly differentiates him from the dilettantist ( using that word in INTRODUCTION . xxi.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Percival Chubb. differentiates him from the dilettantist ( using that word in the stricter sense of M. Bourget's usage . ) Modern dilet- tantism is the paralysis of conviction , ending in fitfulness and indifference ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Percival Chubb. differentiates him from the dilettantist ( using that word in the stricter sense of M. Bourget's usage . ) Modern dilet- tantism is the paralysis of conviction , ending in fitfulness and indifference ...
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