Ralph Waldo Emerson

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197Rational and Religious 1 Jul 2024 9:17¶ 31 “You know the poem by Emerson called Brahma, where Emerson speaks as Brahma. We’re not told that except that the title is Brahma, but…” 9:41¶ 32 “His daughter came to him and said, “People don’t understand what in the world you’re saying. The Brahma thing is confusing.” His response was,…” 8:59¶ 30 “Now, if people had taken Emerson and Thoreau seriously, not in terms of their general intent but in terms of what they were actually…”

5Trinity (part 2) 2 Feb 2020 27:23¶ 85 “Thoreau is the lone individual opposing the standard society, and yet his best friend is Emerson, who’s talking about yielding yourself to the perfect…”