The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 39
... things which are said to be done by Nature are indeed done by Divine Art . " Art , univer- sally , is the spirit creative . It was defined by Aristotle , " The reason of the thing , without the matter . " If we follow the popular ...
... things which are said to be done by Nature are indeed done by Divine Art . " Art , univer- sally , is the spirit creative . It was defined by Aristotle , " The reason of the thing , without the matter . " If we follow the popular ...
Page 49
... things which he saw whilst he stood aside , and then returned to record them . The poet aims at getting observations without aim ; to subject to thought things seen without ( voluntary ) thought . ' In eloquence , the great triumphs of ...
... things which he saw whilst he stood aside , and then returned to record them . The poet aims at getting observations without aim ; to subject to thought things seen without ( voluntary ) thought . ' In eloquence , the great triumphs of ...
Page 53
... things . The Iliad of Homer , the songs of David , the odes of Pindar , the trage- dies of Eschylus , the Doric temples , the Gothic cathedrals , the plays of Shakspeare , all and each were made not for sport but in grave earnest , in ...
... things . The Iliad of Homer , the songs of David , the odes of Pindar , the trage- dies of Eschylus , the Doric temples , the Gothic cathedrals , the plays of Shakspeare , all and each were made not for sport but in grave earnest , in ...
Page 89
... thing with his eyes . By the new placing , the circumstances acquire new solidity and worth . Every fact gains ... things fly into their places . What will he say next ? Let this man speak , and this man only . By applying the ...
... thing with his eyes . By the new placing , the circumstances acquire new solidity and worth . Every fact gains ... things fly into their places . What will he say next ? Let this man speak , and this man only . By applying the ...
Page 94
... things , I feel that he is touching some of my relations , and I am uneasy ; but whilst he deals in words we are released from atten- tion . ' If you would lift me you must be on higher ground . If you would liberate me you must be free ...
... things , I feel that he is touching some of my relations , and I am uneasy ; but whilst he deals in words we are released from atten- tion . ' If you would lift me you must be on higher ground . If you would liberate me you must be free ...
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