Cover of Essays, First Series

Essays, First Series

Emerson| Ralph Waldo

Ralph Waldo Emerson's landmark collection of twelve essays including 'Self-Reliance,' 'Compensation,' 'The Over-Soul,' and 'Circles.' Published in 1841, these essays established Emerson as the…

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divine intervention 105 spiritual interpretation of experience 14 individualist moral philosophy 14 nature and the human spirit 9 self-reliance and personal agency 6 idealism versus material reality 6 spiritual interpretation 5 self-reliance & personal agency 4 nature of friendship 4 evolving nature of love 4 revelations of the soul 4 personal relations 4 growth of the intellect 4 19th-century american transcendentalism 4 personal agency 3 moral nature 3 laws of nature 3 universal mind 3 natural objects 3 informing soul 3 human affection 3 extreme of prudence 3 exercise of self-trust 3 cause and effect 3 virtues of society 2 self-reliance 2 relation to nature 2 nature of beauty 2 influence of character 2 human spirit 2

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feelings of affection faculties of the soul universal beauty growth of the intellect changing interpersonal relationships individualist moral philosophy exercise of self-trust divine intervention

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