Volume II – Essays I
I. History
There is no great and no smallTo the Soul that maketh all:And where it cometh, all things are;A...
II. Self-Reliance
“Ne te quaesiveris extra.” “Man is his own star; and the soul that canRender an honest and...
III. Compensation
The wings of Time are black and white,Pied with morning and with night.Mountain tall and ocean ...
IV. Spiritual Laws
The living Heaven thy prayers respect,House at once and architect,Quarrying man’s rejected hour...
V. Love
“I was as a gem concealed;Me my burning ray revealed.”Koran Every promise of the soul has in...
VI. Friendship
A ruddy drop of manly bloodThe surging sea outweighs,The world uncertain comes and goes,The lov...
VII. Prudence
Theme no poet gladly sung,Fair to old and foul to young,Scorn not thou the love of parts,And th...
VIII. Heroism
“Paradise is under the shadow of swords.”Mahomet Ruby wine is drunk by knaves,Sugar spends to ...
IX. The Over-Soul
"But souls that of his own good life partake,He loves as his own self; dear as his eyeThey are ...
X. Circles
Nature centres into balls,And her proud ephemerals,Fast to surface and outside,Scan the profile...
XI. Intellect
Go, speed the stars of ThoughtOn to their shining goals; —The sower scatters broad his seed,The...
XII. Art
Give to barrows, trays, and pansGrace and glimmer of romance;Bring the moonlight into noonHid i...