 Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.  The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Page 396by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Simms - 1873 - 262 pages
...shifted from the shoulders of Atlas to yours. Ever keep in mind Fletcher's apothegmatic words: — "Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still." Remember that character is as inseparable from yourself as your very being; and also, "Talents are... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 584 pages
...a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate, Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our Angels are, or good, or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still, And when the stars are laboring we believe It is not that they govern, but they grieve Our stubborn... | |
 | 1874 - 602 pages
...Conway's book is entitled " Sanctions." Its general purport is to illustrate the well-known couplet, " Our acts our angels are, or good, or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still." J But how far this unseen attendance will follow us, is left obscure. " Let the motive be in the deed,"... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 pages
...a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate. Nothing to him falls early, or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still. Upon an " Honest Man's Fortune." All things that are Made for our general uses are at war, — Even... | |
 | J. M. Morphis - 1874 - 620 pages
...knowledge of the law of retribution should ever stay the evil-doers' hands, for " Our oats our angeli are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still .'" CHAPTER XL The Policy of the United States towards Texas. — Instructions to the District-Attorneys.... | |
 | 1874 - 926 pages
...in vain to reverse or to avert. It is a doom which we make by our own acts. ' Our acts our anfecís 0W ޤX!u { = g T 5 b - . 㸦 ~ ܴ" " Was it that here the preacher's eye rested for a moment on an unexpected bald head which had slowly... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1875 - 604 pages
...milk and cream. Add plenty of sugar, very gradually, to the gooseberries and milk. — o — MAY 22. ' Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still.'— JOHN FLETCHER. 1. HOT LOBSTER. 2. ROAST LEG OF LAMB AND 3. SPINACH, ETC. 4. GOOSEBERRY PUDDING MINT... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate — Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows, that walk by us still. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. Though cheats, yet more intelligible Than those that with the stars do fribble.... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 pages
...a perfect man Commands all light, all influence, all fate. Nothing to him falls early, or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, Our fatal shadows that walk by us still. Upon an " Honest Man 's Fortune." All things that are Made for our general uses are at war, — Even... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 pages
...a perfect man, Commands all light, all influence, all fate; Nothing to him falls early or too late. Our acts our angels are, or good or ill. Our fatal shadows that walk by us still." JSpilogue to Beaumont and Fletcher' t Honett Man's Fortune. Cast the bartling on the rocks, Suckle... | |
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