Essays, First SeriesPhillips, Sampson & Company, 1852 |
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Page 27
... gives the his- tory of religion with some closeness to the faith of lat- er ages . Prometheus is the Jesus of the old mythol- ogy . He is the friend of man ; stands between the unjust " justice " of the Eternal Father and the race of ...
... gives the his- tory of religion with some closeness to the faith of lat- er ages . Prometheus is the Jesus of the old mythol- ogy . He is the friend of man ; stands between the unjust " justice " of the Eternal Father and the race of ...
Page 30
... gives them body to his own imagi- nation . And although that poem be as vague and fantastic as a dream , yet is it much more attractive than the more regular dramatic pieces of the same author , for the reason that it operates a ...
... gives them body to his own imagi- nation . And although that poem be as vague and fantastic as a dream , yet is it much more attractive than the more regular dramatic pieces of the same author , for the reason that it operates a ...
Page 41
... give him no peace . It is a de- liverance which does not deliver . In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no inven- tion , no hope . Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string . Accept the place the ...
... give him no peace . It is a de- liverance which does not deliver . In the attempt his genius deserts him ; no muse befriends ; no inven- tion , no hope . Trust thyself : every heart vibrates to that iron string . Accept the place the ...
Page 42
... the swift , summary way of boys , as good , bad , in- teresting , silly , eloquent , troublesome . He cumbers himself never about consequences , about interests : he gives an independent , genuine verdict . You must 42 ESSAY II .
... the swift , summary way of boys , as good , bad , in- teresting , silly , eloquent , troublesome . He cumbers himself never about consequences , about interests : he gives an independent , genuine verdict . You must 42 ESSAY II .
Page 43
Ralph Waldo Emerson. he gives an independent , genuine verdict . You must court him he does not court you . But the man is , as it were , clapped into jail by his consciousness . As soon as he has once acted or spoken with eclat , he is ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. he gives an independent , genuine verdict . You must court him he does not court you . But the man is , as it were , clapped into jail by his consciousness . As soon as he has once acted or spoken with eclat , he is ...
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