The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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Page 145
... genius is becoming indis- pensable , and the quality of this race is to be honored for itself . For this , they have been preserved in sandy deserts , in rice - swamps , in kitchens and shoe - shops , so long : now let them emerge ...
... genius is becoming indis- pensable , and the quality of this race is to be honored for itself . For this , they have been preserved in sandy deserts , in rice - swamps , in kitchens and shoe - shops , so long : now let them emerge ...
Page 209
... genius equal to every work . By new arts the earth is subdued , roaded , tunnelled , telegraphed , gas - lighted ; vast amounts of old labor disused ; the sinews of man being relieved by sinews of steam . We are on the brink of more ...
... genius equal to every work . By new arts the earth is subdued , roaded , tunnelled , telegraphed , gas - lighted ; vast amounts of old labor disused ; the sinews of man being relieved by sinews of steam . We are on the brink of more ...
Page 211
... genius and power of them all . Greece was the least part of Europe . Attica a little part of that , -one tenth of the size of Massachusetts . Yet . that district still rules the intellect of men . Judæa was a petty country . Yet these ...
... genius and power of them all . Greece was the least part of Europe . Attica a little part of that , -one tenth of the size of Massachusetts . Yet . that district still rules the intellect of men . Judæa was a petty country . Yet these ...
Page 223
... have been set to his genius and beneficent , power ?. But he wanted that deep source of inspiration . Hence a sterility of thought , the want of gen- eralization in his speeches , and the curious fact that THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 223.
... have been set to his genius and beneficent , power ?. But he wanted that deep source of inspiration . Hence a sterility of thought , the want of gen- eralization in his speeches , and the curious fact that THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 223.
Page 228
... genius and laws of Massachusetts , inoperative . The new Bill made it operative , required me to hunt slaves , and it found citizens in Massachusetts willing to act ? as judges and captors . Moreover , it discloses the 228 THE FUGITIVE ...
... genius and laws of Massachusetts , inoperative . The new Bill made it operative , required me to hunt slaves , and it found citizens in Massachusetts willing to act ? as judges and captors . Moreover , it discloses the 228 THE FUGITIVE ...
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