Select Writings of Ralph Waldo EmersonWalter Scott, 1888 - 351 pages |
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Page 53
... reform , army - reform , extension of suffrage , Jewish franchise , Catholic emancipation - the abolition of slavery , of impress- ment , penal code , and entails . They praise this drag , under the formula that it is the excellence of ...
... reform , army - reform , extension of suffrage , Jewish franchise , Catholic emancipation - the abolition of slavery , of impress- ment , penal code , and entails . They praise this drag , under the formula that it is the excellence of ...
Page 56
... reform . be With this din of opinion and debate there was a keener scrutiny of institutions and domestic life than any we had known ; there was sincere protesting against existing evils , and there was changes of employment dictated by ...
... reform . be With this din of opinion and debate there was a keener scrutiny of institutions and domestic life than any we had known ; there was sincere protesting against existing evils , and there was changes of employment dictated by ...
Page 58
... reform of Education . The popular education has been taxed with a want of truth and nature . It was complained that an education to things was not given . We are students of words we are shut up in schools , and colleges , and ...
... reform of Education . The popular education has been taxed with a want of truth and nature . It was complained that an education to things was not given . We are students of words we are shut up in schools , and colleges , and ...
Page 60
... reform it . It makes no difference what you say you must make me feel that you are aloof from it ; by your natural and supernatural advantages , do easily see to the end of it - do see how man can do without it . Now all men are on one ...
... reform it . It makes no difference what you say you must make me feel that you are aloof from it ; by your natural and supernatural advantages , do easily see to the end of it - do see how man can do without it . Now all men are on one ...
Page 61
... reform . But the revolt against the spirit of commerce , the spirit of aristocracy , and the inveterate abuses of cities , did not appear possible to individuals ; and to do battle against numbers , they armed themselves with numbers ...
... reform . But the revolt against the spirit of commerce , the spirit of aristocracy , and the inveterate abuses of cities , did not appear possible to individuals ; and to do battle against numbers , they armed themselves with numbers ...
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action appear beauty behold believe Ben Jonson better Celt character church conversation divine doctrine Emerson England English Ernest Rhys eternal evil fact faith fear feel force genius give Goethe Greek Havelock Ellis hear heart heaven honour hour human idea individual inspiration instinct intellect justice labour live look man's manual labour Margaret Fuller means Milton mind moral nations nature never noble numbers opinion perfect persons Phidias philosophy Phocion Plato poet poetry political present race reform relations religion religious Richard of Devizes Saxon scholar secret seems sense sentiment Shakespeare society soul speak spirit stand sublime T. W. Rolleston talent thee things thou thought tion to-day true truth universe virtue WALTER SCOTT whilst whole wisdom wise wish words write