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EBOOK RALPH WALDO EMERSON ***


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American Men of Letters
EDITED BY
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.

"_Thou wert the morning star among the living,
Ere thy fair light had fled:
Now, having died, thou art as Hesperus, giving
New splendor to the dead._"

American Men of Letters
* * * * *
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
BY
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
1891


NOTE.

My thanks are due to the members of Mr. Emerson's family, and the other
friends who kindly assisted me by lending interesting letters and
furnishing valuable information.
The Index, carefully made by Mr. J.H. Wiggin, was revised and somewhat
abridged by myself.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
BOSTON, November 25, 1884.


CONTENTS.
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INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I.
1803-1823. To AET. 20.
Birthplace.--Boyhood.--College Life.

CHAPTER II.
1823-1828. AET. 20-25.
Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of
Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in
Various Places.
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