...Emerson seized the spirit of this passage in hi« rendering : — " If the red slayer think he slays, Or the slain think he is slain, They know not well the subtle ways I keep, and pass, and turn again ; " etc. This passage from our poem was adopted from the Katha Upanishad, wlirrj i lie English version...

...Emerson seized the spirit of this passage in his rendering : — " If the red slayer think he slays, Or the slain think he is slain, They know not well the subtle ways I keep, and pass, and nun again ; " etc. This passage fiom our poem was adopted from the Kaiha Upanishad, where ihe English...

...suddenly stands behind them, and whispers in their affrighted ears, — " If the red slayer thinks he slays, Or if the slain think he is slain, They...know not well the subtle ways I keep, and pass, and come again." The slain knew he was not slain. No man ever went to a martyr's death with such assurance...

...Looking seaward well assured That the word the vessel brings Is the word they wish to hear. RALi'H 1 keep, and pass, and turn again. Far or forgot to me is near ; Shadow and sunlight are the same ;...

...seaward well assured That the word the vessel brings Is the word they wish to hear. RALPH WALDO E.MHKSOX x < 6 7 T ~ " nguin. POEMS OF SENTIMENT AND REFLECTION. 61 5 •a Far or forgot to me is near ; Shadow and sunlight...

...All Tilings else ; or that Every Thing is in its very GROUND one and the same. BRAHMA.— RW EMERSON. If the Red Slayer think he slays, Or if the Slain...know not well the subtle ways I keep and pass and torn again. Far or forgot to me is near, Sunlight and Shadow are tho same, The vanished Gods to me...

...seaward well assured That the word the vessel brings Is the word they wish to hear. "RALPH WALDO EUERSOX 's POEMS OF SENTIMENT AND REFLECTION. 615 Far or forgot to me is near ; Shadow and sunlight are the same...

...heard the Earth-song, I was no longer brave; My avarice cooled Like lust in the chill of the grave. BRAHMA. IF the red slayer think he slays, Or if the...the subtle ways I keep, and pass, and turn again. Tar or forgot to me is near; Shadow and sunlight are the same; The vanished gods to me appear ; And...

...good compost of them both, and her ends are prospered whichever succeed. " If the red shyer thinks he slays, Or if the slain think he is slain, They...the subtle ways I keep, and pass, and turn again." What is the end of Nature ? Where is the end of a sphere ? The sphere balances at any and every point....

...an eagle. This may be considered a non-transcendental illustration of Emerson's "Brahma", viz: — " If the red slayer think he slays, Or if the slain think he is slain," for the red slayer not only thinks he slays, but also has excellent reason to think he is slain. The...