The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 7-8Wm. H. Wise, 1912 |
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Page 51
... seems to arise from our recognizing in it the mind that formed Nature , again in active operation . It differs from the works of Nature in this , that they are organic- ally reproductive . This is not , but spiritually it is prolific by ...
... seems to arise from our recognizing in it the mind that formed Nature , again in active operation . It differs from the works of Nature in this , that they are organic- ally reproductive . This is not , but spiritually it is prolific by ...
Page 71
... , walks about the bands of the men . He seems to me like a stately ram , who goes as a master of the flock . ' Him answered Helen , daughter of Jove , ' This is the wise Ulysses , son of Laertes , who was reared ELOQUENCE 71.
... , walks about the bands of the men . He seems to me like a stately ram , who goes as a master of the flock . ' Him answered Helen , daughter of Jove , ' This is the wise Ulysses , son of Laertes , who was reared ELOQUENCE 71.
Page 81
... seems first to become truly 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 ...
... seems first to become truly 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 ...
Page 88
... seems quite accidental . Each of Mansfield's famous decisions contains a level sentence or two which hit the mark . His sen- tences are not always finished to the eye , but are finished to the mind . The sentences are involved , but a ...
... seems quite accidental . Each of Mansfield's famous decisions contains a level sentence or two which hit the mark . His sen- tences are not always finished to the eye , but are finished to the mind . The sentences are involved , but a ...
Page 89
... seems to me of little use for the most part to those who have it , but inestimable to such as have something to say . Next to the knowledge of the fact and its law is method , which constitutes the genius and efficiency of all ...
... seems to me of little use for the most part to those who have it , but inestimable to such as have something to say . Next to the knowledge of the fact and its law is method , which constitutes the genius and efficiency of all ...
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