The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 21
... comes a Latin grammar , and one of those tow - head boys has written a hymn on Sunday . Now let colleges , now let senates take heed ! for here is - - one who opening these fine tastes on the basis of CIVILIZATION 21.
... comes a Latin grammar , and one of those tow - head boys has written a hymn on Sunday . Now let colleges , now let senates take heed ! for here is - - one who opening these fine tastes on the basis of CIVILIZATION 21.
Page 22
... in mankind ; so that the power of a wafer or a drop of wax or gluten to guard a letter , as it flies over sea over land and comes to its address as if a battalion of artillery brought it , I look upon 22 CIVILIZATION.
... in mankind ; so that the power of a wafer or a drop of wax or gluten to guard a letter , as it flies over sea over land and comes to its address as if a battalion of artillery brought it , I look upon 22 CIVILIZATION.
Page 75
... they value men only as they can forward the work . But a new man comes there who has no capacity for helping them at all , is insignificant , and nobody in the committee , but has a talent for speaking . In the debate with ELOQUENCE 75.
... they value men only as they can forward the work . But a new man comes there who has no capacity for helping them at all , is insignificant , and nobody in the committee , but has a talent for speaking . In the debate with ELOQUENCE 75.
Page 90
... , are keys which the orator holds ; and yet these fine gifts are not eloquence , and do often hinder a man's attainment of it . And if we come to the heart of the mystery , - J perhaps we should say that the truly eloquent 90 ELOQUENCE.
... , are keys which the orator holds ; and yet these fine gifts are not eloquence , and do often hinder a man's attainment of it . And if we come to the heart of the mystery , - J perhaps we should say that the truly eloquent 90 ELOQUENCE.
Page 108
... come to the persons and dwellings of men and read their character and hope in their way of life . Yet we are always hov- ering round this better divination . In one form or another we are always returning to it . The physiognomy and ...
... come to the persons and dwellings of men and read their character and hope in their way of life . Yet we are always hov- ering round this better divination . In one form or another we are always returning to it . The physiognomy and ...
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