The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 50
... slumber . The individual mind became for the moment the vent of the mind of humanity . There is but one Reason . The mind that made the world is not one mind , but the mind .. • And every work of art is a more or 50 ART.
... slumber . The individual mind became for the moment the vent of the mind of humanity . There is but one Reason . The mind that made the world is not one mind , but the mind .. • And every work of art is a more or 50 ART.
Page 63
... human thought , and being agi- tated to agitate . How many orators sit mute there below ! They come to get justice done to that ear and intuition which no Chatham and no Demosthenes has begun to satisfy . The Welsh Triads say , " Many ...
... human thought , and being agi- tated to agitate . How many orators sit mute there below ! They come to get justice done to that ear and intuition which no Chatham and no Demosthenes has begun to satisfy . The Welsh Triads say , " Many ...
Page 81
... human , works actively in all directions , and supplies the imagination with fine materials . This circumstance enters into every consid- eration of the power of orators , and is the key to all their effects . In the assembly , you VII ...
... human , works actively in all directions , and supplies the imagination with fine materials . This circumstance enters into every consid- eration of the power of orators , and is the key to all their effects . In the assembly , you VII ...
Page 86
... human life , - that makes the interest of a court- room to the intelligent spectator . ― ―― I remember long ago being attracted , by the distinction of the counsel and the local impor- tance of the cause , into the court - room . The ...
... human life , - that makes the interest of a court- room to the intelligent spectator . ― ―― I remember long ago being attracted , by the distinction of the counsel and the local impor- tance of the cause , into the court - room . The ...
Page 88
... human understanding ; and I read without surprise that the black - letter lawyers of the day sneered at his " equitable decisions , " as if they were not also learned . This , indeed , is what speech is for , — to make the statement ...
... human understanding ; and I read without surprise that the black - letter lawyers of the day sneered at his " equitable decisions , " as if they were not also learned . This , indeed , is what speech is for , — to make the statement ...
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