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Show Emerson the American. In Emerson as an American, as a patriot, we of tho new world havo an inheritance peculiarly our own, which will grow richer with the spending for the spending of such an Inheritance Inherit-ance means that we ourselves bo spent for tho Republic. Far as wo may go beyond our present failures beyond what Morley calls this our corrupt period for as wo may go on tho lino of our nobler national accomplishments (and amidst all our discouragements we must not forget theso nobler accomplishments!) accom-plishments!) far as we may travel up tho pathway of our Ideals still before be-fore us, and ever higher on that pathway, path-way, will bo scon the beckoning figure, will bo heard the urging and Inspiring voice, of Emerson. Century, |