 The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon ; gave it the new arrangement of his own mind, and uttered it again. It came into him life ; it went out from him truth. It came to him short-lived...  The Boston Quarterly Review - Page 1031838Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 616 pages
...and that is the delight we have received from its repeated perusal.] THE theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon ; gave it the new arrange, ment of his own mind, and uttered it again. It came into him — life ; it went out from him... | |
 | 1847 - 910 pages
...exist singly in their " mighty orb." " The theory of books," says Emerson, most eloquently, " is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...short-lived actions ; it went out from him — immortal thought. It came to him, business ; it went from him, poetry. It was, dead fact ; now, it is quick... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 400 pages
...this influence more conveniently,— by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...of his own mind, and uttered it again. It came into him—life; it went out from him—truth. It came to him—short-lived actions; it went out from him—immortal... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1848 - 384 pages
...this influence ' more conveniently,—by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...of his own mind, and uttered it again. It came into him,—life ; it went out from him,—truth. It came to him,—short-lived actions ; it went out from... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1849 - 414 pages
...this influence more conveniently, — by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...immortal thoughts. It came to him, business ; it went from him, poetry. It was dead fact ; now, it is quick thought. It can stand, and it can go. It now... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 380 pages
...Reformer," and " The Young American." We select a few sentences from these. " The theory of Books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...uttered it again. It came into him — life ; it went from him — truth. It came to him — shortlived actions ; it went from him — immortal thoughts.... | |
 | Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pages
...Reformer," and " The Young American." We select a few sentences from these.* " The theory of Books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...uttered it again. It came into him — life ; it went from him — truth. It came to him — shortlived actions ; it went from him — immortal thoughts.... | |
 | Samuel Neil - 1853 - 314 pages
...approbation, that they are now become proverbial in philosophy." — BEATTIK. " The scholar of the first ages received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...— life; it went out from him — truth. * * * It was dead fact; now it is quick thought. * * * In proportion to the completeness of the distillation,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 402 pages
...this influence more conveniently, — by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...immortal thoughts. It came to him, business ; it went from him, poetry. It was dead fact; now, it is quick thought It . can stand, and it can go. It now... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 472 pages
...this influence more conveniently, — by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the...immortal thoughts. It came to him, business ; it went from him, poetry. It was dead fact ; now, it is quick thought. It can stand, and it can go. It now... | |
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