Jahr
1838.2
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Thoreau, Henry David. Journal ; Aug. 22 (1838).
How thrilling a noble sentiment in the oldest books, - in Homer, the Zendavesta, or Confucius ! It is a strain of music waited down to us on the breeze of time, though the aisles of innumerable ages. By its very nobleness it is made near and audible to us.
How thrilling a noble sentiment in the oldest books, - in Homer, the Zendavesta, or Confucius ! It is a strain of music waited down to us on the breeze of time, though the aisles of innumerable ages. By its very nobleness it is made near and audible to us.
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| Jahr | Bibliografische Daten | Typ / Abkürzung | Verknüpfte Daten |
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| 1932 | Christy, Arthur. The Orient in American transcendentalism : a study of Emerson, Thoreau, and Alcott. (New York, N.Y. : Columbia University Press, 1932). S. S. 188 | Publication / THD16 |
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