 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...  An American Bible - Page 168edited by - 1918 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1915 - 464 pages
...and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of geaius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. — [RW Emerson. WI SMITH, PH. G. STRICTLY UNOFFICIAL Gum Arabic was spoken by the two old Arabs without... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 pages
...man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude "; "In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty "; "These little words are called particles merely in reference to the diminutive space they occupy;... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 pages
...man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude"; "In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty "; "These little words are called particles merely in reference to the diminutive space they occupy... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1891 - 406 pages
...of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow... | |
 | George Henry Lewes - 1891 - 182 pages
...Emerson says in continuation, " Great works of art have no more affecting 1 Essay on ' Self-Reliance.' lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impressions with good-humoured inflexibility, then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other... | |
 | John Rogers Rees - 1892 - 192 pages
...their own minds, they had hesitated to seize and call their own. In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts ; they come back to us with...majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson than this : they teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humoured inflexibility,... | |
 | Frank Archer - 1892 - 246 pages
...illusiveness. " In. every work of genius," to quote once more the author of " Society and Solitude," " we recognize our own rejected thoughts ; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty." The simplicity of a theme often gives it the appearance of being easy in execution. But the simplicity... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1893 - 126 pages
...the firmament4 of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most5 when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-mor1 Opinion. 2 See Note 2, p. 29.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1894 - 334 pages
...of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected...teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow... | |
 | 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... | |
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