...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ... in summer and to Babylon for the winter. In the early history of Asia and Africa, Nomadism and Agriculture are the two antagonist facts. The geograph... ...and Agriculture are the two antagonist facts. The geography of Asia and of Africa necessitated a nomadic life. But the nomads were the terror of all t... ...eing. In old Rome the public roads beginning at the Forum proceeded north, south, 23 Emerson east, west, to the centre of every province of the empir... ...ng that all things go well. Vast spaces of nature, the Atlantic Ocean, the South Sea; long intervals of time, years, centuries, are of no account. Thi... ...hen urged from reason and from Scripture a compensation to be made to both parties in the next life. No offence appeared to be taken by the congregati... ...rriage, on socialism, on se- 84 Essays cret societies, on the college, on parties and persons, that your verdict is still expected with curiosity as ... ...perance and non-resistance societies; in movements of abolitionists and of socialists; and in very significant assemblies called Sabbath and Bible Con...

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ... tained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Cashel Byron’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw, the Pennsylva... ...t the corners, each bastion terminating skyward in a T urkish minaret. The southwest face was the front, and was pierced by a Moorish arch fitted with... ...dland, thirty acres of which were enclosed as Wiltstoken Park. Half a mile south was the little town of Wiltstoken, accessible by rail from London in ... ... occasion will be a special one, as Herr Abendgasse, a remark- able German socialist and art critic, is to deliver a lecture on ‘The T rue in Art.’ Be... ...speaking of him in society, to refer to him as a sociologist, and not as a socialist. Are you particularly anxious to hear him lecture?” “No doubt it ... ...f into a street fight; for it’s low, and generally turns out badly for all parties. However, that’s only a bit of practical advice. It doesn’t alter t... ...nd, a few years before, had stolen a kingdom from a considerable people in Africa, and seized the person of its king. The conquest proved useless, tro... ...eave, expressing a hope that things would turn out to the advantage of all parties. Then Lydia insisted on her partaking of some solid refreshment, an...

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsylvania State Un... ...athetic kind of folly. Money, being a means of happiness, should make both parties happy when it changes hands; rightly disposed, it should be twice b... ...ating that they were prepared to join in any enterprise commenced by their south- ern brethren. The leader of the persecutors was Sir James Turner, an... ...prinkled trees, and fading gradu- ally into shadow in the distance. To the south, too, they beheld a deep-shaded amphitheatre of heather and bracken; ... ...very semblance of life from the victim enclosed in his toils. The flanking parties of horse were forced in upon the centre, and though, as even Turner... ...nd of Laputa. It is for this reason in particular that we are all becoming Socialists with- out knowing it; by which I would not in the least refer to... ...e branch on which some other interest is seated, do we apply in detail our Socialistic remedies, and yet not perceive that we are all labouring togeth... ...aleatory, whether it touch life, or fortune, or renown– whether we explore Africa or only toss for halfpence– that is what I conceive men to love best...

...n two experiences, is doubly relative. The speaker buries his meaning; it is for the hearer to dig it up again; and all speech, written or spoken, is in a dead language until it finds a willing and prepared hearer. Such, moreover, is the complexity of life, that when we condescend upon details in our advice, we may be sure we condescend on error; and the best of education ...