The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in Six Volumes, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 127
... meet may satisfy us that matter is the vehicle of higher powers than its own , and that no laws of line or surface can ever account for the inexhaustible expressiveness of form . We see heads that turn on the pivot of the spine , no ...
... meet may satisfy us that matter is the vehicle of higher powers than its own , and that no laws of line or surface can ever account for the inexhaustible expressiveness of form . We see heads that turn on the pivot of the spine , no ...
Page 129
... meet as they should , as states meet , each a benefactor , a shower of falling stars , so rich with deeds , with thoughts , with so much accomplishment , - shall be the festival of Nature , which all things symbolize ; and perhaps Love ...
... meet as they should , as states meet , each a benefactor , a shower of falling stars , so rich with deeds , with thoughts , with so much accomplishment , - shall be the festival of Nature , which all things symbolize ; and perhaps Love ...
Page 230
... meet with a reading and thoughtful person but he tells me , as if it were his exceptional mishap , that he has no companion . Suppose such a one to go out exploring dif- ferent circles in search of this wise and genial counterpart , he ...
... meet with a reading and thoughtful person but he tells me , as if it were his exceptional mishap , that he has no companion . Suppose such a one to go out exploring dif- ferent circles in search of this wise and genial counterpart , he ...
Page 231
... convivial talent . But the moment they meet , to be sure they be- gin to be something else than they were ; they play pranks , dance jigs , run on each other , pun , " tell stories , try many fantastic tricks , under some CLUBS 231.
... convivial talent . But the moment they meet , to be sure they be- gin to be something else than they were ; they play pranks , dance jigs , run on each other , pun , " tell stories , try many fantastic tricks , under some CLUBS 231.
Page 237
... meet the Jotuns , converse on the perilous terms that he who cannot answer the other's questions forfeits his own life . Odin comes to the threshold of the Jotun Wafthrud- nir in disguise , calling himself Gangrader ; is invited into ...
... meet the Jotuns , converse on the perilous terms that he who cannot answer the other's questions forfeits his own life . Odin comes to the threshold of the Jotun Wafthrud- nir in disguise , calling himself Gangrader ; is invited into ...
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