 His interest in the flower or the bird lay very deep in his mind, was connected with nature — and the meaning of nature was never attempted to be defined by him. He would not offer a memoir of his observations to the Natural History Society. "Why should...  The Succession of Forest Trees: And Wild Apples - Seite 22von Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1887 - 103 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1880 - 516 Seiten
...which made the banks vocal, — were all known to him, and, as it were, townsmen and fellow-creatures His power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses. He saw as with a microscope, heard as with ear-trumpet, and his memory was a photographic register of all he saw and... | |
 | 1881 - 408 Seiten
...added a few Poems. i6mo, $1.50. A YANKEE IN CANADA, WITH ANTISLA VERY AND REFORM FAl'ERS. i6mo, $1.50. "His power of observation seemed to indicate additional...ear-trumpet; and his memory was a photographic register of ait he saw and heard." — RW EMERSON. LONGFELLOW BIRTHDAY-BOOK. Arranged by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES.... | |
 | f. leypoldt - 1881 - 370 Seiten
...WILLIAM CUKTIS. THE MAINE WOODS. $1.50. CONTENTS: Ktaadn; Chcsuncook; The AHegash and East Branch. His power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses. He saw as with microscope, heard as with cartrumpet ; and his memory was a photographic register of all he saw and heard. — RW EMERSON. CAPE... | |
 | Franklin Benjamin Sanborn - 1882 - 362 Seiten
...his Massachusetts culture, he played out the gani'3 in the mild form of botany and ichthyology. Ills power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses ; he saw as with microscope, heard as with car-trumpet, und his memory was a photographic register of all he saw and heard. Every fact lay in... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 434 Seiten
...of Nature was never attempted to be defined by him. He would not offer a memoir of his observations to the Natural History Society. " Why should I ? To...as with microscope, heard as with ear-trumpet, and liis memory was a photographic register of all he saw and heard. And yet none knew better than he that... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1883 - 336 Seiten
...of Nature was never attempted to be defined by him. He would not offer a memoir of his observations to the Natural History Society. " Why should I ? To...observation seemed to indicate additional senses. He saw as W ith microscope, heard as with ear-trumpet, and his memory was a photographic register of all lie... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1887 - 288 Seiten
...OF CALIFORNIA. -•so Received . Accessions No. Shelf M,. <fc •3O Writings of S?. H>. 2Eljo«au. His power of observation seemed to indicate additional...ear-trumpet ; and his memory -was a photographic register (if all he saw and heard, — RW EMERSON. WALDEN; or, Life in the Woods. ismo, $1.50. A WEEK ON THE... | |
 | 1887 - 1042 Seiten
...other " Summer " — have been published, which seem to prove the truth of Mr. Emerson's remark that "his power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses. He saw as with a microscope, heard as with an ear-trumpet, and his memory was a photographic register of all he saw... | |
 | 1890 - 758 Seiten
...fifty years that has yet been written." The Biographical Sketches are every way admirableHD THOREAU. " His power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses. He saw as with microscope, heard as with enrtrumpet, and his memory was a photographic register of all he saw and heard."— R. \V. EMKKSON.... | |
 | 1891 - 432 Seiten
...made the banks vocal, — were all known to him, and, as it were, townsmen and fellow-creatures. . . . His power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses. He saw as with microscrope, heard as with eartrumpet, and his memory was a photographic register of all he saw and... | |
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