Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Cultural  

1. A nineteenth-century American lecturer and author; a leader of transcendentalism. In his essay “Self-Reliance” and in other works, Emerson stressed the importance of the individual and encouraged people to rely on their own judgment.

---

Example Sentences

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 19, 42, 57, 87, 108, 124, 127, 151, 158, 185, 210, 228, 271, 281, 344.

From Project Gutenberg

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 85, 86, 87, 97.

From Project Gutenberg

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 43, 45, 52.

From Project Gutenberg

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 17; 181-92; 249.

From Project Gutenberg

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 38, 139; Bret Harte’s meeting with, 227.

From Project Gutenberg