| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1879 - 304 Seiten
...to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire. Christ is born, and millions of minds so grow and cleave to his genius, tliat he is confounded with virtue and the possible of man. An institution is the lengthened shadow... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 556 Seiten
...to follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Eoman Empire. Christ is born, and millions of minds so grow...one man; as, Monachism, of the Hermit Antony; the Eeformation, of Luther; Quakerism, of Fox; Methodism, of Wesley; Abolition, of Clarkson. Scipio, Milton... | |
| Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 Seiten
...seems to follow his steps as a procession. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we have a Roman Empire. Christ is born, and millions of minds so grow...institution is the lengthened shadow of one man; as the Reformation of Luther ; Quakerism of Fox ; Methodism of Wesley ; Abolition of Clarkson. Scipio,... | |
| 1884 - 668 Seiten
...instances in which " men acted with their entire force upon nature." " Christ is born and millions of men so grow and cleave to his genius that he is confounded with virtue and the possible of man." The air of complaint which overhangs these sentences changes to rigour in this : — This one fact... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1888 - 408 Seiten
...seem to follow his steps as a procession, j A man Caesar is born, and for ages after, we have a Roman Empire. Christ is born, and millions of minds so grow...institution is the lengthened shadow of one man ; as, the Reformation, of Luther; Quakerism, of Fox; Methodism, of Wesley ; Abolition, of Clarkson. Scipio,... | |
| 1892 - 718 Seiten
...follow his steps as a train of clients. A man Caesar is born, and for ages after we hare a Roman empire. An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man...monachism of the hermit Antony ; the Reformation, of I .tither ; Quakerism, of Foi ; Methodism, of Wesley ; Abolition, of Clarkson. Scipio, Milton called... | |
| 1892 - 1032 Seiten
...such a feature of human life Milton called Scipio "the height of Rome." Emerson has also declared that "an institution is the lengthened shadow of one man, as monachism, of the hermit Anthony; the Reformation, of Luther; Quakerism, of Fox; Methodism, of Wesley ; abolition, of Clarksou."... | |
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