Essays, First SeriesJohn B. Alden, 1886 - 343 pages |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Cast the bantling on the rocks, Suckle him with the she-wolf's teat, Wintered with the hawk and fox, Power and speed be hands and feet II. SELF-RELIANCE. I head the other day some verses written.
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Cast the bantling on the rocks, Suckle him with the she-wolf's teat, Wintered with the hawk and fox, Power and speed be hands and feet II. SELF-RELIANCE. I head the other day some verses written.
Page 58
... head over your shoulder ? Why drag about this corpse of your memory , lest you contradict somewhat you have stated in this or that public place ? Suppose you should contradict yourself ; what then ? It seems to be a rule of wisdom never ...
... head over your shoulder ? Why drag about this corpse of your memory , lest you contradict somewhat you have stated in this or that public place ? Suppose you should contradict yourself ; what then ? It seems to be a rule of wisdom never ...
Page 87
... head . So use all that is called Fortune . Most men gamble with her , and gain all , and lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Effect , the chan- cellors of God . In the ...
... head . So use all that is called Fortune . Most men gamble with her , and gain all , and lose all , as her wheel rolls . But do thou leave as unlawful these winnings , and deal with Cause and Effect , the chan- cellors of God . In the ...
Page 95
... head and neck are enlarged , the trunk and extremities are cut short . The theory of the mechanic forces is another ex- ample . What we gain in power is lost in time , and the converse . The periodic or compensating errors of the ...
... head and neck are enlarged , the trunk and extremities are cut short . The theory of the mechanic forces is another ex- ample . What we gain in power is lost in time , and the converse . The periodic or compensating errors of the ...
Page 102
... head but not the dragon's tail , and thinks he can cut off that which he would have from that which he would not have . " How secret art thou who dwellest in the highest heavens in silence , O thou only great tain penal blindnesses upon ...
... head but not the dragon's tail , and thinks he can cut off that which he would have from that which he would not have . " How secret art thou who dwellest in the highest heavens in silence , O thou only great tain penal blindnesses upon ...
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