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RalphWaldoEmerson

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RalphWaldoEmerson（1803-1882）wasthemostthAmericulturalleaderofthemid-19thtury。InhisunorthodoxideasandasherepresentedaminorityofAmeris，butbytheendofhislifehewassideredasage。Althoughhestudiedphilosophyextensively，hewasnotaatiker，butratheraanyreligious，literary，andphilosophitsoftheearly19thtury。

&hCeandWordsworthin1833，andagfriendshipwithCarlyle，enthusedEmersonwithafusioantdoeofself-reliaheromantieoftheprimacyofpersonality，tobothofwhichwereaddedreverehegeniusandhero。Emersedaofind“aniotheuniverse”。Hisromanticadvocacyofself-reliance，basedonanotiohin”，dimiyofinstitutionsandtraditionsaheself。Hisfamousworksiure”“Self-ReliaheOver-Soul”“Circles”“ThePoet”and“Experience”。Hisspeech“TheAmeriScholar”issideredtobeAmeritellectualDeofIndependence”。

“Nature”ublishedanonymouslyin1836。TheessaybriherallofthebasietsofTrahroughadisofsuses（odity，beauty，language，dise）。ItdsthatexpansionofthehumansoulispossiblethrougharewithnatureanddevelopsEmersohe“Over-Soul”。

Promptsf

1。Whatisyourexpeofaphilosopher’sataboutnature?

2。Emersoweshouldlookforsolitudebysimplylookiars。Whatdoeshemean?Whatdoes“whathetouches”（Paragraph1）referto?

3。Inwhatsehorspeakofhispassage?

4。Whatdoestheauthormeapoetise”?

5。Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayipersoure”（Paragraph4）?

6。Whatisaloverofnaturelikeagtotheauthor?

7。Whateffeaturehaveonaperson?

8。Whoorowertoprodudofdelighttheauthordescribes?

9。Makealistofmajorpoiureinthispassage。

10。Howdoestheauthorpresehrumentation，narratioioion?

11。Howwouldyehispassage?

[1]Togointosolitude1，amaireasmuhischamberasfromsociety。IamnotsolitarywhilstIreadahoughnobodyiswithme。Butifamanwouldbealohimlookatthestars。Theraysthatthoseheavenlyworlds，willseparatebetweenhimaouightthimospherearentwiththisdesign，togiveman，intheheaveheperpetualpresehesublime。Seesofcities，howgreattheyare!Ifthestarsshouldappearoinathousandyears，howwouldmenbelieveandadore;andpreservefeheremembrayofGodwhichhadbeenshoweouttheseenvoysofbeauty，andlighttheuheiradmonishingsmile。

[2]Thestarsawakeainreverehoughalresent，theyareinaccessible;butallnaturalobjectsmakeakindredimpressiohemiheiriureneverearaherdoesthewisestmahersedlosehiscuriositybyfindingoutallherperfeatureoytoawisespirit。Theflowers，theanimals，themouhewisdomofhisbesthour，asmuchastheyhaddelightedthesimplicityofhischildhood。

[3]Wheureinthismanner，wehaveadistinctbutmostpoetiseinthemiheiyofimpressionmadebymanifoldnaturalobjects。Itisthiswhiguishesthestiberofthewood-cutter，fromthetreeofthepoet。TheglandscapewhichIsawthism，isindubitably2madeupofsometwentyorthirtyfarms。Millerownsthisfield，Lockethat，andManningthewoodlahemoe。Thereisapropertyinthehorizonwhianhasbuthewhoseeyetegratealltheparts，thatis，thepoet。Thisisthebestpartofthesemen’sfarms，yettothistheirwarranty-deedsgivenotitle。

[4]Tospeaktruly，feersoure。Mostpersonsdohesuheyhaveaverysuperfig。Thesunillumiheeyeoftheman，butshiheeyeahechild。Theloverofnatureishewhoseinwardandoutwardserulyadjustedtoeachother;whohasretaiofiheeraofmanhood。Hisihheaveh，beespartofhisdailyfood。Inthepreseure，awilddelightrunsthroughtheman，inspiteofrealsorrows。Naturesays，—heismycreature，andmaugre3allhisimpertigriefs，heshallbegladwithme。hesummeraloeveryhourandseasoributeofdelight;foreveryhourandgedstoandauthorizesadifferehemind，frombreathlessnoontogrimmestmidnight。tingthatfitsequallywellapiegoodhealth，theairisacordial4ofiue。gabareon，inswilight，underacloudedsky，withouthavinginmythoughtsanyoceofspecialgoodfortune，Ihaveenjoyedaperfectexhilaration。

[5]Iamgladtothebrihewoodstoo，amancastsoffhisyears，asthesnakehisslough，andateriodsoeveroflife，isalwaysathewoods，isperpetualyouth。WithiionsofGod，ade5andsanctity6reign，apereivalisdressed，aseesireoftheminathousahewoods，wereturntoreasonandfaith。ThereIfeelthatnothingbefallmeinlife，—nodisgraity，（leavingmemyeyes），whiatureotrepair。Standingrouhedbytheblithe7air，aoinfinitespace，—allmeaism8vanishes。Ibeeatraeye-ball;IamnothihetsoftheUniversalBeingcirculatethroughme;IampartorparticleofGod。Thehefriendsoundsthenfnaobebrothers，tobeaces，—masterorservarifleandadisturbaheloverofunedandimmortalbeauty。Inthewilderness，Ifihingmoredearahases。Iranquillandsdespethedistahehorizon，manbeholdssomewhatasbeautifulashiso

[6]Thegreatestdelightwhichthefieldsandwoodsmihesuggestionofanoccultrelatioweenmaable。Iamnotaloneanduheyothem。Thewavingoftheboughsiorm，isomeandold。Ittakesmebysurprise，aunknowislikethatofahigherthoughtorabetteremotione，whehinkingjustlyht。

[7]Yetitisthatthepowertoproducethisdelight，doesure，butinman，orinaharmonyofboth。Itisousethesepleasureseranatureisnotalwaystriholidayattire，butthesamesewhichyesterdaybreathedperfumeandglitteredasforthefroliphs9，isoverspreadwithmelancholytoday。Naturealwayswearsthecolorsofthespirit。Toamanlabuy，theheatofhisowhsad。Then，thereisakindofptofthelabyhimwhohasjustlostbydeathadearfriend。Theskyislessgrandasitshutsdowhyiion。

Notes

1。solitude:thestateofbeingalone，especiallywhenthisispeadpleasant

2。indubitably:ioadegreethatotbedoubtedwhendesethie