Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1803-1882

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1803-1882

Excerpt from the Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882: The Pythologian poem! does not proceed very rapidly, though I have experienced some poetic moments. Could I seat my- self in the alcove of one of those public libraries which human pride and literary rivalship have made costly, splendid and magnificent, it would indeed be an enviable situation. I would plunge into the classic lore of chivalrous story and of the fairyland bards, and unclosing the ponderous volumes of the firmest believers in magic and in the potency of consecrated crosier or elfin ring, I would let my soul sail away delighted into their wildest phantasies. This edition is not a comprehensive archive of all journals, but a carefully assembled collection representing some of the author’s most significant and compelling entries.