The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 30
... wrote , - .. Unless above himself he can 2 " " I Erect himself , how poor a thing is man ! but when his will leans on a principle , when he is the vehicle of ideas , he borrows their omni- potence . Gibraltar may be strong , but ideas ...
... wrote , - .. Unless above himself he can 2 " " I Erect himself , how poor a thing is man ! but when his will leans on a principle , when he is the vehicle of ideas , he borrows their omni- potence . Gibraltar may be strong , but ideas ...
Page 69
... wrote , " Good Fortune , " as his motto on his shield . As we know , the power of discourse of certain individuals amounts to fascination , though it may have no lasting effect . Some portion of this sugar must intermingle . The right ...
... wrote , " Good Fortune , " as his motto on his shield . As we know , the power of discourse of certain individuals amounts to fascination , though it may have no lasting effect . Some portion of this sugar must intermingle . The right ...
Page 135
... wrote at large in miles I followed in small copy in my acre ; For there's no rood has not a star above it ; The cordial quality of pear or plum Ascends as gladly in a single tree As in broad orchards resonant with bees ; And every atom ...
... wrote at large in miles I followed in small copy in my acre ; For there's no rood has not a star above it ; The cordial quality of pear or plum Ascends as gladly in a single tree As in broad orchards resonant with bees ; And every atom ...
Page 167
... wrote a poem which he called Works and Days , in which he marked the changes of the Greek year , instructing the husbandman at the rising of what constellation he might safely sow , when to reap , when to gather wood , when the sailor ...
... wrote a poem which he called Works and Days , in which he marked the changes of the Greek year , instructing the husbandman at the rising of what constellation he might safely sow , when to reap , when to gather wood , when the sailor ...
Page 182
... wrote their songs so . It was a fine efflorescence of fine powers ; as was said of the letters of the Frenchwoman , " the charming accident of their more charming existence . ' Then the poet is never the for his song . poorer A song is ...
... wrote their songs so . It was a fine efflorescence of fine powers ; as was said of the letters of the Frenchwoman , " the charming accident of their more charming existence . ' Then the poet is never the for his song . poorer A song is ...
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