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But Mr. Emerson's forces had failed more than was then realized , and the next year the exposure and fatigue incident to the accidental burning of his house prostrated him seriously . Loyal friends took upon themselves the gracious task ...
But Mr. Emerson's forces had failed more than was then realized , and the next year the exposure and fatigue incident to the accidental burning of his house prostrated him seriously . Loyal friends took upon themselves the gracious task ...
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Thus my Orphic poet sang.1 At present , man applies to nature but half his force . He works on the world with his understanding alone . He lives in it and masters it by a penny - wisdom ; and he that works most in it is but a half - man ...
Thus my Orphic poet sang.1 At present , man applies to nature but half his force . He works on the world with his understanding alone . He lives in it and masters it by a penny - wisdom ; and he that works most in it is but a half - man ...
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He can still fall back on this elemental force of living them . This is a total act . Thinking is a partial act . Let the grandeur of justice shine in his affairs . Let the beauty of affection cheer his lowly roof .
He can still fall back on this elemental force of living them . This is a total act . Thinking is a partial act . Let the grandeur of justice shine in his affairs . Let the beauty of affection cheer his lowly roof .
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| Title | The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1 The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Editor | Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Contributor | Edward Waldo Emerson |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 Feb 2007 |
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