G. F. Maine
Auteur de Essays & Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Barnes & Noble Classics)
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Œuvres de G. F. Maine
Essays & Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Barnes & Noble Classics) (1995) — Directeur de publication — 981 exemplaires
A Book of Daily Readings. Passages in prose and verse for solace and meditation (1953) 4 exemplaires
Collins French Gem Dictionary 1 exemplaire
The Works of Oscar Wilde 1 exemplaire
A Book of Scotland 1 exemplaire
A Book Of Scotland - G.F.Maine 1 exemplaire
THE NEW MODERN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY 1 exemplaire
A Book Of Wales 1 exemplaire
Great Thoughts Birthday Book 1 exemplaire
WORKS OF OSCAR WILDE 1 exemplaire
A Shakespeare Anthology 1 exemplaire
The Roadmender. 1 exemplaire
The New Standard Dictionary 1 exemplaire
A BOOK OF DAILY READING 1 exemplaire
The life & teachings of Christ, selected from the Authorised Version of the New Testament 1 exemplaire
The New Modern Etymological Dictionary 1 exemplaire
Great thoughts birthday book 1 exemplaire
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WORKS OF OSCAR WILDE par G.F. MAINE
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Emerson's classic essays on "spiritual potential" and "self-reliance" can inspire
readers toward their own unique paths of self discovery.
He moves his audiences away from conformity, greed, and the pursuit of money
to seek peace, love, and beauty in nature and a soul.
('Waxing eloquent' was surely invented to describe his lengthy paragraphs.)
He did surprise me with "Experience." It is fairly bewildering, dense, and depressing:
"It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made that we exist."
It would be welcome to learn what life experiences influenced this enigmatic change.… (plus d'informations)
readers toward their own unique paths of self discovery.
He moves his audiences away from conformity, greed, and the pursuit of money
to seek peace, love, and beauty in nature and a soul.
('Waxing eloquent' was surely invented to describe his lengthy paragraphs.)
He did surprise me with "Experience." It is fairly bewildering, dense, and depressing:
"It is very unhappy, but too late to be helped, the discovery we have made that we exist."
It would be welcome to learn what life experiences influenced this enigmatic change.… (plus d'informations)
To read the essays is to fall into a lost world of beautiful sentences. The fact that anyone could have thought in such long, beautiful sentences that are both substantial and elegant is one thing; that we have the legacy to read now is nothing short of a miracle.
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