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the my lesson complete:
It is well—it is ^but the gate to a larger lesson—and
And that to another^: still
And every one each successive one opens to another still
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eth etc.—a fine-formed person, of
beautiful countenance, &c—sits every day at the door of his house—To him for
advice come all sorts of people.—Some come to puzzle him—some come from
curiosity—some from ironical contempt—his answers—his opinions
A man appears in public
every day— Every time he appears with a companion—one day it is a
beautiful youth—another time with a voluptuous woman—another time with
a poor pale emaciated sick person, whom he has brought out for a little
air—another
☞ good subject Poem—Variety of characters, each one of whom comes forth every day—things appearing, transfers and promotions every day.
There was a child went forth every day—and the first thing that he
saw looked at with fixed love, that thing he
became for the day.—
Bring in whole races, or castes, or generations, to express
themselves—personify the general objects of the creation and give them voice—every thing on the most august scale—a leaf of grass, with its equal voice.—
☞—voice of the generations of slaves—of those who have
suffered—voice of Lovers.—of Night—Day—Space—the stars—the countless ages of the Past—the countless ages of the future—
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A Crayon
an illustration.^—Socrates, sauntering through the market place, attracted by the princely youth of
Athens—cross-questioning—his big paunch—his bare feet—his subtle tongue—
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- med Cophósis, g deafness, dumbness, or dulness of any sense.
- med Cōpos, gr a morbid lassitude
- Sensorium, the seat of sensation, doubtless the brain
- Liaison (lē-a-zohn), a binding or fastening together
Because women do not appear in history and philosophy with any thing
like the same prominence as men—that is no reason for thinking them less
than men:—The great names that we know are but the accidental
scraps.—Mention to me the twenty
grea most majestic characters that have
existed upon the earth, and have their names recorded.—It is very
well.—But for that twenty, there are millions upon millions just as great,
whose names are unrecorded.—It was in them to do grander actions as grand—to say as beautiful thoughts—to set the examples for their race.—But ^in each one the book was not
opened.—It lay in its place ready
The greatest and truest knowledge can never be taught or passed over
from him or her who has it, to him or her who has it not.—It is in the
soul.—It is not susceptible of proof or demon explanation.—It applies to all things and encloses them.—All that there is in what The enti What men think enviable, if it were
^could be collected
together for ten thousand years, would not be of the least account,
compared with this wisdom.—It is the sight of the
consciousness of the reality and excellence of every thing.—It is
happiness.—Every Each man ^and every each woman is eligible to it, without education just the as readily as with whoever reads these words,
let him or her set out upon the search this day, and never rest till
My Lesson
Have you learned- 399
70329- 70
Poem "Praise of things"
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spór-a-des,
scattered islands, stars, &c
Novel?—Work of some sort ^Play?—instead of sporadic characters—introduce them in large masses, on a far grander scale—armies—twenty-three full-formed perfect athletes—[illegible]orbs—take characters through the orbs—"spiritualism"
nobody appears upon the stage singly—but
all in huge aggregates
nobody speaks alone—whatever is said, is said by
an immense number
Shade—An ^twenty-five old men old man with rapid gestures—eyes
black and flashing like lightning—long white beard—attended by an immense
train—no warriors or warlike weapons or
helmets—all emblematic of peace—shadowy—rapidly approaches and pauses sweeping by—
if in a play—let the descriptions not
that are usually put in brief, in brackets, in italic, be also in poetry,
carefully finished as the dialogue
The answerer
Plot for a Poem or other work—A manly unpretensive philosopher—without any of the old insignia, such as age, books
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Man's Muscular
capability. Phren. Jour. vol 7, page 96
A tradition—that to eat the meat of
serpents is restorative and helps longevity In writing, the same taste and law as in personal
demeanor—that is never to strain, or exhibit the least apparent desire to make
stick out the pride, grandeur and boundless richness—but to be those, and let the spirit of them vitalize whatever is
said
In writing, give no second hand articles—no quotations—no
authorities—give the real thing—ready money—
A poem in which all things and qualities and processes express
themselves—the nebula—the fixed stars—the earth—the grass, waters, vegetable, sauroid, and all processes—man—animals.
Can a man be wise without he get wisdom from the books?
Can he be religious and have nothing to do with churches or
prayers?
Can he have a great style, without being dressed in fine clothes and
without any name or fame?
In writing, every thing is to be brought in in its human
relations—this invariably.—It is not needful that this should be made tpalpable to all ages—but
it must be, and it must act supreme in all the
plot or course of writing.—
A large stone cavity, exactly cut out—in this is placed a man—he has
plenty to eat—he has whatever he asks for—money unbounded is around
him—but there he lives—he walks around carrying with him that portable
impenetrable stone coffin.—
"String team"—the horses,—three, four, or five—in single file, without
curb or bit, that draw the cars, or other vehicles—the peculiar manner
of calling to 'em and directing them—"Black Jack's" illustrations of the
way of guiding them—
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You are one of The common statesman thinks of men as people to be governed—thinks a government
a great thing in itself—takes much care about checks and
balances—offices—&c.—
You are The common
philosopher maps out his system, fortifies it by powerful argument—proves
how it is true—how much better than all that
the rest of its rivals—&c.
Do not fancy [illegible] that I have come to
descend among you, gentlemen—I encompass you all
A rule or two invariable in personal and literary
demeanor.—Never to complain of any attacks or harsh criticisms upon
myself, or my writings—never to defend either by a single word or
argument—never to deprecate any one's enmity or opposition—nor vindicate
myself.—Not to suppose or recognize th as a
possible occurrence, that it can be necessary for me to prove I am right and or
great clean.—
It is only the common ambition that is satisfied with the eminence that
comes from wealth or office.—Far above these is the eminence of
personal qualities—a grand presence—wit—conversational power—that charm, we
don't know what it is, which goes with the mere face and body ^magnetism of some men and women,
and makes every body love them, wherever they go.—Even the movement of
one's limbs, and the gestures of the hands
are great can
fascinate.—But
all That which comes from the mere possession of riches, is little.—It is rather a blur upon the highest
action; it is forms of humanity
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You are one of The common statesman thinks of men as people to be governed—thinks a government
a great thing in itself—takes much care about checks and
balances—offices—&c.—
You are The common
philosopher maps out his system, fortifies it by powerful argument—proves
how it is true—how much better than all