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Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1 — Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson
Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1 — Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson

Chapter I

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I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.
Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.
A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.
When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1 — Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1 — Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson is here in full — 544 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.
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Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.
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A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.
/ə ɡreɪt ˌɪnˈtɜːrprətər ʌv laɪf ɔːt nɑːt hɪmˈself tuː niːd ˌɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən liːst ʌv ɔːl kæn hiː niːd ɪt fɔːr kənˈtempəreriz/
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When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.
/wen taɪm hæz rɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒəz ʌv ˈfæʃən ˈmentəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ðə ˈkrɪtɪk sɜːrvz ə ˈjuːsfəl tɜːrn ɪn ˈɡɪvɪŋ tuː ə ˈpoʊət ɔːr ə ˈtiːtʃər hɪz truː pleɪs ənd ɪn rəˈkʌvərɪŋ aɪˈdiːəz ənd pɔɪnts ʌv vjuː ðæt ɑːr wɜːrθ prəˈzɜːrvɪŋ/

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Carlyle's noun US /kɑːrˈlaɪlz/

possessive form of “carlyle” — Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)

From this reading “Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.”

Contributes verb US /kənˈtrɪbjuːts/

third-person singular of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

From this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

delivers verb US /dɪˈlɪvərz/

third-person singular of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

idealism noun US /aɪˈdiːlɪzəm/

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

From this reading “Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.”

reasoner noun US /ˈriːzənər/

someone who reasons logically

From this reading “Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.”

Resigns verb US /rɪˈzaɪnz/

third-person singular of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

retrospect noun US /ˈretrəspekt/

contemplation of things past

From this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

Unitarian noun US /ˌjuːnəˈteriən/

adherent of Unitarianism

From this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

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Civil War adjective + noun

a war between factions in the same country

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

three years noun + noun

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

Early days adjective + noun

an early period of development

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

Second series noun + noun

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

Domestic Life adjective + noun

In this reading “Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.”

lectures on verb + particle counted as “lecture on”

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

First series adjective + noun

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

charge of verb + particle

In this reading “I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.”

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1829

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1832

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1833

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1834

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1838

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1840

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1841

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1847

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1850

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1860

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1871

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

1876

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

1882

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

27

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

296

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

297

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

298

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

299

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

300

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

301

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

302

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

303

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

305

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

306

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

307

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

309

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

310

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

312

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

313

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

314

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

316

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

317

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

319

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

322

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

323

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

324

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

325

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

327

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

329

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

330

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

333

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

335

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

337

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

341

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

342

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

344

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

346

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

4

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

abundantlyadverbUS /əˈbʌndəntli/

in an abundant manner

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

addressverbUS /ˈædres/

speak to

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

BehaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

Bossuet

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

BostonnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/

Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

Carlyle'snounUS /kɑːrˈlaɪlz/

possessive form of “carlyle” — Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/

plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

ChesterfieldnounUS /ˈtʃestərfiːld/

suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

CiviladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

Clough

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/

English romantic poet (1772-1834)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

collectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/

brought together in one place

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

ComparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

ConclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

ConcordnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

ConductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

contemporariesnounUS /kənˈtempəreriz/

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

ContributesverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːts/

third-person singular of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

criticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/

a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

deliversverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərz/

third-person singular of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

DescriptionnounUS /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

DialnounUS /ˈdaɪəl/

the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

DiedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

DivinitynounUS /dɪˈvɪnəti/

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

DomesticadjectiveUS /dəˈmestɪk/

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

Dr

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

EffectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

EMERSONnounUS /ˈemərsən/

United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

Emersonian

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From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

EssaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

FranklinnounUS /ˈfræŋklɪn/

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

GoesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

HarvardnounUS /ˈhɑːrvərd/

a university in Massachusetts

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/

United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

idealismnounUS /aɪˈdiːlɪzəm/

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

ideasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

IncomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/

the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

interpretationnounUS /ˌɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən/

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

interpreternounUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprətər/

someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

Landor

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From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

lecturernounUS /ˈlektʃərər/

a public lecturer at certain universities

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

lecturesnounUS /ˈlektʃərz/

plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/

a room where books are kept

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

LowellnounUS /ˈloʊəl/

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

MannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

MannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

MennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation, least of all can he need it for contemporaries.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

pointsnounUS /pɔɪnts/

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

preservingverbUS /prəˈzɜːrvɪŋ/

-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

ProgressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

reasonernounUS /ˈriːzənər/

someone who reasons logically

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/

returning to health after illness or debility

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

reformersnounUS /rɪˈfɔːrmərz/

plural of “reformer” — a disputant who advocates reform

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

unusual or striking

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

RemarksnounUS /rɪˈmɑːrks/

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

RepresentativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/

a person who represents others

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

ResignsverbUS /rɪˈzaɪnz/

third-person singular of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

retrospectnounUS /ˈretrəspekt/

contemplation of things past

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

SchoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

SettlesnounUS /ˈsetəlz/

plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

SinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

SinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

socialadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/

relating to human society and its members

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

SolitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

StylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

systematicadjectiveUS /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/

characterized by order and planning

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

TakesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

ThoreaunounUS /θərˈoʊ/

United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

UnitariannounUS /ˌjuːnəˈteriən/

adherent of Unitarianism

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

UniversaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/

of worldwide scope or applicability

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

usefuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːsfəl/

being of use or service

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

ViewsnounUS /vjuːz/

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

VOL

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WarnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Hawthorne 322 And Carlyle 323 The friends of Universal Progress in 1840 323 Bossuet 324 Remarks on New England 325 One of the few moral reformers 327 Essays on 'Domestic Life,' on 'Behaviour,' and on 'Manners' 329 Compared to Franklin and Chesterfield 330 Is for faith before works 333 A systematic reasoner 335 The Emersonian faith abundantly justified 337 Carlyle's letter to (June 4, 1871) 337 One remarkable result of his idealism 341 On Death and Sin 342, 344 Conclusion 346 EMERSON.

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

writingsnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋz/

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading When time has wrought changes of fashion, mental and social, the critic serves a useful turn in giving to a poet or a teacher his true place, and in recovering ideas and points of view that are worth preserving.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading I. Early days 296 Takes charge of an Unitarian Church in Boston (1829) 297 Resigns the charge in 1832 298 Goes to Europe (1833) 299 Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Carlyle 300 Settles in Concord (1834) 301 Description of Concord by Clough 301 Death of his first wife 302 Income 303 Hawthorne 305 Thoreau 305 Views on Solitude 306 Effect of his address in the Divinity School of Harvard (1838) 307 Contributes to the _Dial_ (1840) 309 First series of his Essays published in 1841 310 Second series three years later 310 Second visit to England (1847), and delivers lectures on 'Representative Men,' collected and published in 1850 310 Poems first collected in 1847; final version made in 1876 310 Essays and Lectures published in 1860, under general title of _The Conduct of Life_ 310 And the Civil War 310 General retrospect of his life 312 Died April 27, 1882 312 Style of his writings 313 Manner as a lecturer 314 Dr. Holmes 314 His use of words 314 Sincerity 316 And Landor 316 Mr. Lowell 316 Description of his library 317 A word or two about his verses 319 III.

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