 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 Promise of Hermeneutics - Pagina 32de Roger Lundin, Anthony C. Thiselton, Clarence Walhout - 1999 - 260 paginiPrevizualizare limitată - Despre această carte
 | 1835 - 616 pagini
...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... | |
 | 1838 - 536 pagini
...own mind." The next teacher of the scholar is " the mind of the Past." " The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...— poetry. It was — dead fact ; now, it is quick thought." " But the transmutation is not perfect ; no artist can entirely exclude the conventional,... | |
 | 1847 - 910 pagini
...orb." " The theory of books," says Emerson, most eloquently, " is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...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 - 384 pagini
...conveniently,—by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...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 - 1848 - 400 pagini
...conveniently,— by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around; brooded thereon;...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 - 1849 - 414 pagini
...conveniently, — by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...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 - 384 pagini
...We select a few sentences from these.* " The theory of Books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...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 - 380 pagini
...We select a few sentences from these. " The theory of Books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...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 pagini
...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 pagini
...conveniently, — by considering their value alone. The theory of books is noble. The scholar of the first age received into him the world around ; brooded thereon...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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