The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 2James R. Osgood and Company, 1876 |
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Page 71
... believe was Cicero " ; and when the soi disant Ro- man opens his mouth , Rome and eloquence have ebbed away , -it is plain theologic Swedenborg , like the rest . His heavens and hells are dull ; fault of want of individualism . The thou ...
... believe was Cicero " ; and when the soi disant Ro- man opens his mouth , Rome and eloquence have ebbed away , -it is plain theologic Swedenborg , like the rest . His heavens and hells are dull ; fault of want of individualism . The thou ...
Page 83
... believe that mustard bites the tongue , and pep- per is hot , friction - matches are incendiary , revolvers to be avoided , and suspenders hold up pantaloons ; that there is much sentiment in a chest of tea ; and a man will be eloquent ...
... believe that mustard bites the tongue , and pep- per is hot , friction - matches are incendiary , revolvers to be avoided , and suspenders hold up pantaloons ; that there is much sentiment in a chest of tea ; and a man will be eloquent ...
Page 84
... believe yourselves rooted and grounded on adamant ; and yet , if we uncover the last facts of our knowledge , you are spinning like bubbles in a river , you know not whither or whence , and you are bottomed and capped and wrapped in ...
... believe yourselves rooted and grounded on adamant ; and yet , if we uncover the last facts of our knowledge , you are spinning like bubbles in a river , you know not whither or whence , and you are bottomed and capped and wrapped in ...
Page 91
... believe the tie exists . Tal- ent makes counterfeit ties ; genius finds the real ones . We hearken to the man of science , because we anticipate the sequence in natural phenomena which he uncovers . We love MONTAIGNE ; OR , THE SCEPTIC ...
... believe the tie exists . Tal- ent makes counterfeit ties ; genius finds the real ones . We hearken to the man of science , because we anticipate the sequence in natural phenomena which he uncovers . We love MONTAIGNE ; OR , THE SCEPTIC ...
Page 94
... believe in will : my finger - ring shall be the seal of Solomon : fate is for imbeciles : all is possible to the resolved mind . Presently , a new experience gives a new turn to our thoughts : common sense resumes its tyranny : we say ...
... believe in will : my finger - ring shall be the seal of Solomon : fate is for imbeciles : all is possible to the resolved mind . Presently , a new experience gives a new turn to our thoughts : common sense resumes its tyranny : we say ...
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