Emerson at Home and AbroadJ. R. Osgood, 1882 - 383 páginas |
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... HEARD ROUND THE WORLD SANGREAL 167 173 • XX . BUILDING TABERNACLES 184 XXI . A SIX YEARS ' DAY - DREAM 194 XXII . LESSONS FOR THE DAY . 209 XXIII . CONCORDIA . 229 XXIV . NATHANIEL AND SOPHIA HAWTHORNE 256 XXV . THOREAU 279 · XXVI ...
... HEARD ROUND THE WORLD SANGREAL 167 173 • XX . BUILDING TABERNACLES 184 XXI . A SIX YEARS ' DAY - DREAM 194 XXII . LESSONS FOR THE DAY . 209 XXIII . CONCORDIA . 229 XXIV . NATHANIEL AND SOPHIA HAWTHORNE 256 XXV . THOREAU 279 · XXVI ...
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... heard them ? The ear made fine by grief . In many a solitude was heard that day themes caught from his " May Day , " from its Æolian harp , by the boughs waving over Emerson's grave : - " One musician is sure , His wisdom will not fail ...
... heard them ? The ear made fine by grief . In many a solitude was heard that day themes caught from his " May Day , " from its Æolian harp , by the boughs waving over Emerson's grave : - " One musician is sure , His wisdom will not fail ...
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... heard singing on Forefathers ' Day her famous hymn about the breaking waves and rock - bound shore , and she wept ; but she might have smiled through her tears could she have seen that gentle beach , no rock visible , where the pilgrims ...
... heard singing on Forefathers ' Day her famous hymn about the breaking waves and rock - bound shore , and she wept ; but she might have smiled through her tears could she have seen that gentle beach , no rock visible , where the pilgrims ...
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... heard the steps of the venerable man slipping along ; and , as he got toward the stairs of the pulpit , he asked aloud , Has the minister gone up yet ? ' I stood up and opened the door to welcome him in . He handed me two notes . They ...
... heard the steps of the venerable man slipping along ; and , as he got toward the stairs of the pulpit , he asked aloud , Has the minister gone up yet ? ' I stood up and opened the door to welcome him in . He handed me two notes . They ...
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... heard sermons in the Old South Meeting - house . " Some years ago , in a speech made at a little gathering of grey- haired gentlemen who had been his companions at the Latin School , Emerson referred to the time when the city was in ...
... heard sermons in the Old South Meeting - house . " Some years ago , in a speech made at a little gathering of grey- haired gentlemen who had been his companions at the Latin School , Emerson referred to the time when the city was in ...
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