 I have no churlish objection to the circumnavigation of the globe for the purposes of art, of study, and benevolence, so that the man is first domesticated, or does not go abroad with the hope of finding somewhat greater than he knows.  Essays: First series - Page 69by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 343 pagesFull view - About this book
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...is at home still, and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance that he goes as the missionary of wisdom and virtue, and visits cities...a sovereign and not like an interloper or a valet. '1 have no churlish objection', continues Emerson, to the circumnavigation of the globe, for the purposes... | |
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...duties, on any occasion call him from his house, or into foreign lands, he is at home still and shall make men sensible by the expression of his countenance...sovereign and not like an interloper or a valet." (I take it that Emerson does not use the word "paradise" lightly.) Melville, Twain, and especially James... | |
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