 Kingdom and lordship, power and estate, are a gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred and...  Essays - Page 63by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 371 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1896 - 234 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
 | 1896 - 374 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred,2 and Scanderbeg,3 and Gustavus?* Suppose they were virtuous ; did they wear out virtue ? As... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 380 pages
...in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum-total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred,...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1901 - 554 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...Suppose they were virtuous; did they wear out virtue 1 As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed their public and renowned steps.... | |
 | Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - 1901 - 398 pages
...vocabulary 800 than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...and Gustavus ? Suppose they were virtuous; did they wearsos out virtue ? As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed their renowned... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 206 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...to Alfred and Scanderbeg and Gustavus? Suppose they \vere virtuous ; did they wear out virtue? As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 460 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum. total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.^ The... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1903 - 470 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both are the same. Why all this deference to Alfred, and Scanderbeg, and Gustavus? Suppose they were virtuous... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904 - 362 pages
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum total of both...Alfred and Scanderbeg " and Gustavus? Suppose they were virtuous;18 did they wear out virtue ? As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1907 - 552 pages
...sages." " Kingdom and lordship, power and estate, are a gaudier vocabulary than private John and Kdward in a small house and common day's work; but the tilings...steps. When private men shall act with vast views, the luster will be transferred from the actions of kings to those gentlemen." t Hence a man must be true... | |
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