Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonW. Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 49
... intellect and every hint of tendency . While the constructive talent seems dwarfed and superficial , the criticism is often in the noblest tone , and suggests the presence of the invisible gods . I can well believe what I have often ...
... intellect and every hint of tendency . While the constructive talent seems dwarfed and superficial , the criticism is often in the noblest tone , and suggests the presence of the invisible gods . I can well believe what I have often ...
Page 52
... intellect , like that of the Arabs in the time of Mahomet , or like that which intoxicated France in 1789. But who would see the uncoiling of that tre- mendous spring , the explosion of their well - husbanded forces , must follow the ...
... intellect , like that of the Arabs in the time of Mahomet , or like that which intoxicated France in 1789. But who would see the uncoiling of that tre- mendous spring , the explosion of their well - husbanded forces , must follow the ...
Page 64
... intellect could be independently developed that is , in separation from the man - as any single organ can be invigorated , and the result was monstrous . A canine appetite for knowledge was generated , which must still be fed , but was ...
... intellect could be independently developed that is , in separation from the man - as any single organ can be invigorated , and the result was monstrous . A canine appetite for knowledge was generated , which must still be fed , but was ...
Page 65
... intellect or their conscience have been aroused , when they hear music , or when they read poetry , they are Radicals . In the circle of the rankest Tories that could be collected in England , Old or New , let a powerful and stimulating ...
... intellect or their conscience have been aroused , when they hear music , or when they read poetry , they are Radicals . In the circle of the rankest Tories that could be collected in England , Old or New , let a powerful and stimulating ...
Page 73
... intellect or the will , but the master of the intellect and the will ; is the background of our being , in which they lie - an immensity not possessed and that cannot be possessed . From within or from behind , a light shines through us ...
... intellect or the will , but the master of the intellect and the will ; is the background of our being , in which they lie - an immensity not possessed and that cannot be possessed . From within or from behind , a light shines through us ...
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