 A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we...  The American Scholar,: Self-reliance, Compensation, - Page 49by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1911 - 132 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lilian Bell - 1895 - 302 pages
...connectedly and to make him know just what she meant. He appreciated it keenly. "A great writer once said ' In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.' " Mag clasped her hands. " Oh, I know," she said, with gentle earnestness. "All the way through I felt... | |
 | 1896 - 234 pages
...that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice...lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on... | |
 | 1896 - 374 pages
...that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the luster of the firmament4 of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice...lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most5 when the whole cry of voices is on... | |
 | 1900 - 436 pages
...that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his." But this truth that is to come will not be imparted because of physical penance, or a surfeit of material... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 380 pages
...that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice...thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works... | |
 | Horatio Willis Dresser - 1899 - 288 pages
...the gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. . . . The power which resides in him is new in nature ; and none but he knows what that is which he... | |
 | Second Church (Boston, Mass.) - 1900 - 264 pages
...that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice...certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have for us no more affecting lesson than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with... | |
 | 1900 - 682 pages
...because there is no precedent for it." Here Emerson teaches us to use our own judgment when he says: "Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this, they teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression." The worker must ever adapt his work to his material, especially when that... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1901 - 226 pages
...that gleam of light which flashes across hia mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice...come back to us with a certain alienated majesty." It is strange that any one who has recognised the individuality of all works of lasting influence,... | |
 | Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - 1901 - 398 pages
...gleam of i", light which flashes across his mind from within more than the luster of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice...rejected thoughts ; they come back to us with a certain 20 alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson than this. They teach us to... | |
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