The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 46
... verse gives in happy quotation than in the poem . It is a curious proof of our conviction that the artist does not feel himself to be the parent of his work , and is as much surprised at the effect as we , that we are so unwilling to ...
... verse gives in happy quotation than in the poem . It is a curious proof of our conviction that the artist does not feel himself to be the parent of his work , and is as much surprised at the effect as we , that we are so unwilling to ...
Page 50
... verse , not made it . The muse brought it to them . In sculpture , did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece ? Or say of the Laocoön how it might be made different ? A master- piece of art has in the mind a fixed place in the chain ...
... verse , not made it . The muse brought it to them . In sculpture , did ever anybody call the Apollo a fancy piece ? Or say of the Laocoön how it might be made different ? A master- piece of art has in the mind a fixed place in the chain ...
Page 128
... verse of the old Greek Menander remains , which runs in trans- lation : " Not on the store of sprightly wine , Nor plenty of delicious meats , Though generous Nature did design To court us with perpetual treats , ' Tis not on these we ...
... verse of the old Greek Menander remains , which runs in trans- lation : " Not on the store of sprightly wine , Nor plenty of delicious meats , Though generous Nature did design To court us with perpetual treats , ' Tis not on these we ...
Page 179
... verses of a man who is only a poet , nor to his problems if he is only an algebraist ; but if a man is at once acquainted with the geometric founda- tions of things and with their festal splendor , his poetry is exact and his arithmetic ...
... verses of a man who is only a poet , nor to his problems if he is only an algebraist ; but if a man is at once acquainted with the geometric founda- tions of things and with their festal splendor , his poetry is exact and his arithmetic ...
Page 200
... verses , by philosophic senti- ments , by the forms and behavior of heroes , by the worship of the gods , and by the passing of fillets , parsley and laurel wreaths , chariots , armor , sacred cups and utensils of sacrifice . An ines ...
... verses , by philosophic senti- ments , by the forms and behavior of heroes , by the worship of the gods , and by the passing of fillets , parsley and laurel wreaths , chariots , armor , sacred cups and utensils of sacrifice . An ines ...
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