Ralph Waldo Emerson, His Life, Genius, and Writings: A Biographical Sketch to Which Are Added Personal Recollections of His Visits to England, Extracts from Unpublished Letters, and Miscellaneous Characteristic Records
Ralph Waldo Emerson, His Life, Genius, and Writings: A Biographical Sketch to Which Are Added Personal Recollections of His Visits to England, Extracts from Unpublished Letters, and Miscellaneous Characteristic Records,
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... peaceably departed/rJfe'Teaves_ a widow, a inn Dr. Edward Emerson, nf Corjmrdj---and-two daughters. The eldest, EllenAhis devoted and helpful" companion whenever.Ji&-leL_hamj his amanuensis in later years, and, as Ihesometimes lovingly called her, hiajmemory "--is unmarried. The youngest, Edith, is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... peaceably departed/rJfe'Teaves_ a widow, a inn Dr. Edward Emerson, nf Corjmrdj---and-two daughters. The eldest, EllenAhis devoted and helpful" companion whenever.Ji&-leL_hamj his amanuensis in later years, and, as Ihesometimes lovingly called her, hiajmemory "--is unmarried. The youngest, Edith, is marrigdjto Colonel-W.ij-_ Forbes, of Milton Hill, Mass., and has several children. When they visited England in 1872, bringing their children with them, Mr. Carlyle sat for a likeness, with Emerson's grandson, Ralph, then a fine boy of twelve or thirteen, standing by his knee. CRalph Waldo Emerson, the most original and independent thinker and greatest moral teacher that America has produced, was born at Boston on May 25th, 1803. He was a legitimate product of Puritanisn As far back as his family is traced it has been represented by ministers of the old faith of New England, the founder of it having voyaged thither with his congregation from Gloucestershire, in England, in 1635, and each of these, ministers was associated with some phase of that faith, whether Calvinism, Universalism, or Unitarianism. He sprang on both sides from clerical stock, and his ancestry forms an indispensable explanation and background of every page of his writings, f The Emerson family were intellectual, eloquent, with Jtrong individuality of character, ToBust and vigorous in their thinking--practical and philanthropic. (His father.was the Rev. William Emerson, pastor_of the First (Unitarian) Church of Boston, and was noted forhis vigorous mind, learnestness of purpose, and gentleness of manner. The boy lost Jiis father when he was but eight years oldT His mother was described as "a woman of great sensibility, modest, serene, and very devout She...
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