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Only in proportion to a man ' s reception of the voice of Deity , thus speaking , is
he great , is he true , in impulse and action ; does he stand in unison with the
order of the universe . Not the least attractive portion of Emerson ' s writings are
those ...
Only in proportion to a man ' s reception of the voice of Deity , thus speaking , is
he great , is he true , in impulse and action ; does he stand in unison with the
order of the universe . Not the least attractive portion of Emerson ' s writings are
those ...
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The costly charm of the ancient tragedy , and indeed of all the old literature is ,
that the persons speak simply , - - speak as persons who have great good sense
without knowing it , before yet the reflective habit has become the predominant ...
The costly charm of the ancient tragedy , and indeed of all the old literature is ,
that the persons speak simply , - - speak as persons who have great good sense
without knowing it , before yet the reflective habit has become the predominant ...
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... of elfin annals , that the Fairies do not like to be named ; that their gifts are
capricious and not to be trusted ; that who seeks a treasure must not speak ; and
the like , I find true in Concord , however they might be in Cornwall or Bretagne .
... of elfin annals , that the Fairies do not like to be named ; that their gifts are
capricious and not to be trusted ; that who seeks a treasure must not speak ; and
the like , I find true in Concord , however they might be in Cornwall or Bretagne .
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... is true for all men , — that is genius . Speak your latent conviction and it shall
be the universal sense ; for always the inmost becomes the outmost , - - and our
first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment .
Familiar ...
... is true for all men , — that is genius . Speak your latent conviction and it shall
be the universal sense ; for always the inmost becomes the outmost , - - and our
first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment .
Familiar ...
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It is not without pre - established harmony , this sculpture in the memory . The eye
was placed where one ray should fall , that it might testify of that particular ray .
Bravely let him speak the utmost syllable of his confession . We but half express ...
It is not without pre - established harmony , this sculpture in the memory . The eye
was placed where one ray should fall , that it might testify of that particular ray .
Bravely let him speak the utmost syllable of his confession . We but half express ...
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Informações bibliográficas
| Título | Essays, Lectures and Orations |
| Autor | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Editora | W. S. Orr & Company, 1848 |
| Original de | Oxford University |
| Digitalizado | 10 out. 2006 |
| Num. págs. | 364 páginas |
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