Kingdom and lordship, power and estate, are a gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred and... Essays - Página 63por Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1841 - 371 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1893 - 126 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred,2 and Scanderbeg,3 and Gustavus?4 Suppose they were virtuous ; did they wear out virtue ? As... | |
| 1896 - 234 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
| 1896 - 374 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred,2 and Scanderbeg,3 and Gustavus?* Suppose they were virtuous ; did they wear out virtue ? As... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 380 páginas
...in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both; the sum-total of both is the same. Why all this deference to Alfred,...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen. The... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1901 - 554 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...Suppose they were virtuous; did they wear out virtue 1 As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed their public and renowned steps.... | |
| Israel C. McNeill, Samuel Adams Lynch - 1901 - 398 páginas
...vocabulary 800 than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...and Gustavus ? Suppose they were virtuous; did they wearsos out virtue ? As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed their renowned... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1902 - 206 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both...to Alfred and Scanderbeg and Gustavus? Suppose they \vere virtuous ; did they wear out virtue? As great a stake depends on your private act to-day as followed... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 460 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work ; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum. total of both...and renowned steps. When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.^ The... | |
| Sherwin Cody - 1903 - 470 páginas
...gaudier vocabulary than private John and Edward in a small house and common day's work; but the things of life are the same to both ; the sum total of both are the same. Why all this deference to Alfred, and Scanderbeg, and Gustavus? Suppose they were virtuous... | |
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