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One after another he comes up in his private adventures with every fable of Æsop
, of Homer , of Hafiz , of Ariosto , of Chaucer , of Scott , and verifies them with his
own head and hands . The beautiful fables of the Greeks , being proper ...
One after another he comes up in his private adventures with every fable of Æsop
, of Homer , of Hafiz , of Ariosto , of Chaucer , of Scott , and verifies them with his
own head and hands . The beautiful fables of the Greeks , being proper ...
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In splendid variety these changes come , all putting questions to ... But if the man
is true to his better instincts or sentiments , and refuses the dominion of facts , as
one that comes of a higher race , remains fast by the soul and sees the principle ...
In splendid variety these changes come , all putting questions to ... But if the man
is true to his better instincts or sentiments , and refuses the dominion of facts , as
one that comes of a higher race , remains fast by the soul and sees the principle ...
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If an angry bigot assumes this bountiful cause of Abolition , and comes to me with
his last news from Barbadoes , why should I not say to him , “ Go love thy infant ;
love thy wood - chopper : be good - natured and modest : have that grace ; and ...
If an angry bigot assumes this bountiful cause of Abolition , and comes to me with
his last news from Barbadoes , why should I not say to him , “ Go love thy infant ;
love thy wood - chopper : be good - natured and modest : have that grace ; and ...
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If we ask whence this comes , if we seek to pry into the soul that causes , — all
metaphysics , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is all we can
affirm . Every man discerns between the voluntary acts of his mind , and his ...
If we ask whence this comes , if we seek to pry into the soul that causes , — all
metaphysics , all philosophy is at fault . Its presence or its absence is all we can
affirm . Every man discerns between the voluntary acts of his mind , and his ...
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... they spoke ; afterwards , when they come into the point of view which those
had who uttered these sayings , they understand them and are willing to let the
words go ; for , at any time , they can use words as good , when occasion comes .
... they spoke ; afterwards , when they come into the point of view which those
had who uttered these sayings , they understand them and are willing to let the
words go ; for , at any time , they can use words as good , when occasion comes .
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Informações bibliográficas
| Título | Essays, Lectures and Orations |
| Autor | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Editora | W. S. Orr, 1848 |
| Original de | Oxford University |
| Digitalizado | 10 out. 2006 |
| Num. págs. | 364 páginas |
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