The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 14
... wretched . ' T is an extempore Sing - Sing built in a parlor . Leave them to seek their own mates , and they will be as merry as sparrows . ' A higher civility will reëstablish in our cus- toms a 14 SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE.
... wretched . ' T is an extempore Sing - Sing built in a parlor . Leave them to seek their own mates , and they will be as merry as sparrows . ' A higher civility will reëstablish in our cus- toms a 14 SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE.
Page 21
... leaves . But so simple a labor as a house being achieved , his chief enemies are kept at bay . He is safe from the teeth of wild animals , from frost , sun- stroke and weather ; and fine faculties begin to yield their fine harvest ...
... leaves . But so simple a labor as a house being achieved , his chief enemies are kept at bay . He is safe from the teeth of wild animals , from frost , sun- stroke and weather ; and fine faculties begin to yield their fine harvest ...
Page 30
... leave us . Work rather for those in- terests which the divinities honor and promote , -justice , love , freedom , knowledge , utility .... If we can thus ride in Olympian chariots by putting our works in the path of the celes- tial ...
... leave us . Work rather for those in- terests which the divinities honor and promote , -justice , love , freedom , knowledge , utility .... If we can thus ride in Olympian chariots by putting our works in the path of the celes- tial ...
Page 59
... forest waves , the morning breaks , The pastures sleep , ripple the lakes , Leaves twinkle , flowers like persons And life pulsates in rock or tree . be - ELOQUENCE Ihat whoever can speak lean So IT that whoever ELOQUENCE.
... forest waves , the morning breaks , The pastures sleep , ripple the lakes , Leaves twinkle , flowers like persons And life pulsates in rock or tree . be - ELOQUENCE Ihat whoever can speak lean So IT that whoever ELOQUENCE.
Page 76
... Leaving behind us these pretensions , better or worse , to come a little nearer to the verity , - eloquence is attractive as an example of the magic of personal ascendency , a total and resultant power , rare , because it requires a ...
... Leaving behind us these pretensions , better or worse , to come a little nearer to the verity , - eloquence is attractive as an example of the magic of personal ascendency , a total and resultant power , rare , because it requires a ...
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