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Journals Of Ralph Waldo Emerson, With Annotations - 1856-1863
Journals Of Ralph Waldo Emerson With Annotations 18561863 Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson JOURNALS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON WITH ANNOTATIONS EDITED BY EDWARD WALDO EMERSON AND WALDO EMERSON FORBES I 856-1 863 -- CONTENTS JOURNAL XbVII 1856 From Journals RO, DO, SO, and ZO Winter exposures in the West. Dixon. Visionary settlers. Idealist. BeIoit. Lyceum audiences. Early Illinois its hard times. English law precedents. The sap of In- tel... more »lect. The Banker. Pure research. Hospitality. Lake Michigan. Sermon on trifles. Railroad property. Epi- grams. Choate on presidential virus. Living truth. Quakers. Thoreaus combativeness. Cold science. Instant duty. False poets. Copernicus versus Calvin. Herschel chemistry versus famine. Merchant and hermit. Father Taylors trust. Napoleon applied. Ar- tists. Man completes Nature. Egyptiacus. English, American and German culture. Indifference of sub- ject. What is practical Classic and romantic. Aunt Mary. False classicism. The Two Rivers. Civilizations mistakes. Flower-teachers. Monochords. Noble astronomers. States of mind. Scholar ill placed Andrews Norton. The good Germans. The magic song Wafihrudnir time. Whipple on Whitman. Boston audience. The Intermediate. Elizabeth Hoar. Ellery Channings strange quality. Selfish science. Alcotts unshaken faith and sight . . . . . 3-40 vi CONTENTS Each man fits. The great poetry. Temperance. Unexpected genius in conversation. Alcotts insight few see it. Carnot, Lafayette, Arago. Maupertuis. Education, symbols, varied giiis. Ihe affirmative. Blundering civilization. Childish reniniscencc of War of I 8 I z. Walk with hore, birds and flolvers. Pantheism. Outrage on Sumner. With Thoreau on the river. Freedoms champions. Instinctive martyrs. Kansas Emigrant Aid Society. Cant. Obstructive government. The poor outspend the rich. 1TTordsworths praise. Quotations from Lanfrey. Professor Ioikilos. Channings verses. Pigeon Cove the poem Seashore. Quotations from Upanishad. Ioeni Brahma. Elliot Cabot on Beauty. Mnthcrs counscl on rxtt-nipore speaking. Death. Ihe landscape mocks. August valk vith Thoreau. Spiritism. Kansas relief meetings. Novcmbcr walk vith Channing. French influence on Oxforti. Feats. Nobility and elegance. Eng- lijb T2it.i published. Talk with Albert H. Iracy. John Randolh on Roger Sherman. Resurrection Day dinner part. Criticism of .Ideron. xapoleon and Beethoven. Reading . . . . . . . . 4 I -7 I JOURNAL XLJIII From Journals SO and V0 The lecture tour. Illinois towns. Birth of Chicago, Og- den amazing sales. Pindar. Agassiz and turtles. John Brown in Concord. Insolvent men conscience in spots. Democrats accept Whig captains. Southern fighting quality. Rhetoric omits negatives. Shamelessness. Lord Normanby. Guizot. Ascension. Stoic. Jamblichus. Art and facts. Frye French compliment. Untutored America. Delia Bacon. Shakspeare and the Pilgrims. Title - deeds. May walk with Thoreau. Trees give crowns. The drunkards secret. Peter Kaufmann, his letter. Family walk to the Cliff. Fear of thunder as a test Thoreau. Celebrating Agassizs fiftieth birthday Saturday Club. Thoreau on trees. Physiologie du Gorit. The timeless woods. June walk with Thoreau. Scholar in Place and Time. Creation going on. Verses for Fourth of July. Moving to Sleepy Hollow. Measure of men and children. Visit to Josiah Quincp, Jr. old President Quincy. Ellery Channing on frogs and farmers a July day with him. Faraday on Force. The sane men their thoughts. Taming thoughts. Beaumarchaiss verse on Character. Arago on Force. August afternoon with Channing. The stars inconvenient hours. Thoreaus Indian guide. Truth. September walk with Thoreau. Natures illusions . . . . . . . . . 7 3-1 I 3 How we failed to be Catholics. Nature mocks language. Great by one gift. Maximum and minimum. Platos prescription. Surfaces good writing. Determination. Abolitionists faults...« less