Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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.

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

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

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 43, 45, 52.

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

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

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