 As a plant upon the earth, so a man rests upon the bosom of God; he is nourished by unfailing fountains, and draws at his need inexhaustible power. Who can set bounds to the possibilities of man? Once inhale the upper air, being admitted to behold the...  Nature: Addresses, and Lectures - Page 58by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 2004 - 396 pages
...possibility of man? Once inhale the upper air, being admitted to behold the absolute natures of justice and truth, and we learn that man has access to the entire...the Creator, is himself the creator in the finite. —NATURE Does your experience of nature invigorate you and make you feel powerful? Does it make you... | |
 | Gary Patrick - 2004 - 124 pages
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 | Peter Sharpe - 2004 - 400 pages
...divining MacCullough when he asked in Nature, ". . . who can set bounds to the possibilities of man? . . . man has access to the entire mind of the Creator, is himself the creator in the finite."78 This represents the fusion of horizons of the MacCullough with the "major man." Though the... | |
 | Christian Schäfer - 2007 - 42 pages
...basis for Emerson's optimism towards life. Man takes part in the divine process of creation because "he has access to the entire mind of the Creator, is himself the creator in the finite" (38). This is a decisive extension of the Puritan position that draws a clear line between God and... | |
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