Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire. Christ is born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave to his genius that he is confounded with virtue and the possible of man. An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man; as, Monachism,... Twelve Essays - Page 51by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1907 - 270 pages
...accomplish his design ; — and posterity seem to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....that he is confounded with virtue and the possible 1 of man. An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man ; as, Monachism,2 of the Hermit Antony... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1908 - 324 pages
...posterity seem to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Csesar is born, and for ages after we f ^ have a Roman Empire. Christ is born, ( (and millions...minds so grow and ) cleave to his genius, that he is con\ founded with virtue and the possible of man. An institution is the length• ened shadow of one... | |
| 1909 - 540 pages
...to accomplish his thought; — and posterity seem to follow his steps as a procession. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave to his genius1 that he is confounded with virtue and the possible of man. An institution is the lengthened... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1909 - 508 pages
...to accomplish his thought; — and posterity seem to follow his steps as a procession. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave to his genius1 that he is confounded with virtue and the possible of man. An institution is the lengthened... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1912 - 314 pages
...accomplish his design ; — and posterity 20 seem to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar0 is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man; 25 as Monachism, of the Hermit Antony0 ; the Reformation, of Luther0 ; Quakerism, of Fox0 ; Methodism,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 148 pages
...accompb'sh his design ; — . and posterity seem to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar1 is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....is born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave s to his genius, that he is confounded with virtue and the possible2 of man. An institution is the... | |
| Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 pages
...accomplish his design ; — and posterity seems to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....institution is the lengthened shadow of one man ; as, Monachism, of the Hermit Antony ; the Reformation, of Luther ; Quakerism, of Fox ; Methodism, of Wesley... | |
| William Henry Ferris - 1913 - 516 pages
...agitation, nothing had been done. A man is an institution. Emerson in his essay on "Self Reliance" said, "An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man;...Fox; Methodism of Wesley ; Abolition of Clarkson." And so the Hart Farm School and its continued ideal, the Colored Home Industrial School, is the lengthened... | |
| Frederick William Roe, George Roy Elliott - 1913 - 530 pages
...to accomplish his thought; — and posterity seem to follow his steps as a procession. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire. Christ 15 is born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave to his genius that he is confounded with virtue... | |
| Mary Edwards Calhoun, Emma Leonora MacAlarney - 1915 - 670 pages
...accomplish his design ; — and posterity seem to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire....institution is the lengthened shadow of one man ; as Monachism, of the hermit Antony ; the Reformation, of Luther ; Quakerism, of Fox ; Methodism, of Wesley... | |
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