The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
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Page 73
... tion of the soul . The ruin or the blank that we see when we look at nature , is in our own eye . The axis of vision is not coincident with the axis of things , and so they appear not transpar- ent but opaque . The reason why the world ...
... tion of the soul . The ruin or the blank that we see when we look at nature , is in our own eye . The axis of vision is not coincident with the axis of things , and so they appear not transpar- ent but opaque . The reason why the world ...
Page 183
... tion they think is inscribed on the walls of their being . They find that he is a poor , ignorant man , in a white - seamed , rusty coat , like them- selves , nowise emitting a continuous stream of light , but now and then a jet of ...
... tion they think is inscribed on the walls of their being . They find that he is a poor , ignorant man , in a white - seamed , rusty coat , like them- selves , nowise emitting a continuous stream of light , but now and then a jet of ...
Page 314
... tion , yet the remembrance of it in private hours mitigates his selfishness and compliance with custom . The Friar Bernard lamented in his cell on Mount Cenis the crimes of mankind , and rising one morning before day from his bed of ...
... tion , yet the remembrance of it in private hours mitigates his selfishness and compliance with custom . The Friar Bernard lamented in his cell on Mount Cenis the crimes of mankind , and rising one morning before day from his bed of ...
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