Essays: First SeriesJ.R. Osgood and Company, 1878 - 333 pages |
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First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON . " Such is the beauty of his speech , such the majesty of his ideas , such the power of the moral sentiment in men , and such the impression which his whole character makes ...
First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON . " Such is the beauty of his speech , such the majesty of his ideas , such the power of the moral sentiment in men , and such the impression which his whole character makes ...
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First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. ature writes the character of the wise man . Books , monuments , pictures , conversation , are portraits in which he finds the lineaments he is forming . The silent and the eloquent praise him and accost ...
First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. ature writes the character of the wise man . Books , monuments , pictures , conversation , are portraits in which he finds the lineaments he is forming . The silent and the eloquent praise him and accost ...
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First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. own so . All action is of an infinite elasticity , and the least admits of being inflated with the celestial air until it eclipses the sun and moon . Let us seek one peace by fidelity . Let me heed my ...
First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson. own so . All action is of an infinite elasticity , and the least admits of being inflated with the celestial air until it eclipses the sun and moon . Let us seek one peace by fidelity . Let me heed my ...
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