And planted world, and full executor Of their imperfect functions. But these young scholars, who invade our hills, Bold as the engineer who fells the wood, And travelling often in the cut he makes, Love not the flower they pluck, and know it not, And... The Dial - Page 405edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1808 - 168 pages
..."But these young scholars who invade our hills, Bold as the engineer who fells the wood, And traveling often in the cut he makes, Love not the flower they...know it not, And all their botany is Latin names." 3. Daniel i. 8-14. Is a man likely to be a better naturalist because he is a good sportsman ? What... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 244 pages
...world, and full executor Of their imperfect functions. But these young scholars who invade our hills, Bold as the engineer who fells the wood, And travelling...botany is Latin names. The old men studied magic in the flower, And human fortunes in astronomy, And an omnipotence in chemistry, Preferring things to names,... | |
| 1854 - 712 pages
...sense, and recognizing the soul's own mystic relation to the great whole. What saith onr highest) " The old men studied magic In the flowers, And human...fortunes in Astronomy, And an omnipotence In Chemistry I "• But now, the age of faith, like the age of chivalry, has gone "All these hare vanbhed, They... | |
| 1854 - 792 pages
...of sense, and recognizing the soul's own mystic relation to the great whole. What saith our highest! "The old men studied magic In the flowers, And human fortunes in Astronomy, And an trmnipottnct in Chemistry I "« Bat now, the age of faith, like the age of chivalry, has gone "All... | |
| 1857 - 676 pages
...sense, and recognizing the soul's own mystic relation to the great whole. What saith our highest? " The old men studied magic in the flowers, And human...fortunes in Astronomy, And an omnipotence in Chemistry ! "* But now, the age of faith, like the age of chivalry, has gone "All these have vanished, They live... | |
| William Swinton - 1859 - 326 pages
...That no wight can wel rede it at the full." The Man of Lawes Tale. And so Emerson tells us that, " The old men studied magic in the flowers, And human...fortunes in Astronomy, And an omnipotence in Chemistry."* But the age of Faith, like the age of Chivalry, has gone by. We have dissolved partnership with yon... | |
| 1886 - 924 pages
...learn, and from fields and trees he could learn nothing. It has, I know, been said that botanists " Love not the flower they pluck and know it not, And all their botany is but Latin names." Contrast this, however, with the language of one who would hardly claim to be a master... | |
| 1872 - 710 pages
...Mr». Felicia D. Hemant. •)«6. CREATION, Blight of. Bat these young scholars who invade our hills k nothing gamed," And all their botany is Latin names. The old men studied magic in the flowers, And human fortunes in... | |
| William Swinton - 1872 - 310 pages
...rede it at the full." The Man of Lawes Tale. And so Emerson tells us that, " The old men studied magie in the flowers, And human fortunes in Astronomy, And an omnipotence in Chemistry."* But the age of Faith, like the age of Chivalry, has gone by. We have dissolved partnership with yon... | |
| American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 pages
...world, and full executor Of their imperfect functions ! But these young scholars who invade our hills, Bold as the engineer who fells the wood, And travelling...botany is Latin names. The old men studied magic in the flower, And human fortunes in astronomy, And an omnipotence in chemistry, Preferring things to names... | |
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