The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
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Page 237
... hands . But not only health , but education is in the work . ' Is it possible that I , who get indefi- nite quantities of sugar , hominy , cotton , buck- ets , crockery - ware , and letter - paper , by simply signing my name once in ...
... hands . But not only health , but education is in the work . ' Is it possible that I , who get indefi- nite quantities of sugar , hominy , cotton , buck- ets , crockery - ware , and letter - paper , by simply signing my name once in ...
Page 239
... hands full , not to use these things , but to look after them and defend them from their natural enemies . To him they are not means , but masters . Their enemies will not remit ; rust , mould , vermin , " rain , sun , freshet , fire ...
... hands full , not to use these things , but to look after them and defend them from their natural enemies . To him they are not means , but masters . Their enemies will not remit ; rust , mould , vermin , " rain , sun , freshet , fire ...
Page 385
... hands ; a genius for the disposition of affairs ; and are never happier than when difficult practical ques- tions , which embarrass other men , are to be solved . All lies in light before them ; they are in their element . Could any ...
... hands ; a genius for the disposition of affairs ; and are never happier than when difficult practical ques- tions , which embarrass other men , are to be solved . All lies in light before them ; they are in their element . Could any ...
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