tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post1536976896875360940..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Friendship by Ralph Waldo EmersonCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-33112633178879891782015-02-14T13:24:19.839-08:002015-02-14T13:24:19.839-08:00Thank you! I hope you have a fun time browsing, p...Thank you! I hope you have a fun time browsing, perhaps with a cup of tea and a bar of chocolate! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-45911257224234116412015-02-14T06:56:15.555-08:002015-02-14T06:56:15.555-08:00On a different note, I must also tell you that I v...On a different note, I must also tell you that I very much like your assortment of notable blogs. You have added considerably to my browsing pleasures. Now, without further delay, I must be off to sample more from your banquet.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-19052940420579306142015-02-13T11:08:49.558-08:002015-02-13T11:08:49.558-08:00I'm a self-confessed grammar-tyrant but I can ...I'm a self-confessed grammar-tyrant but I can loosen up too when need be. It's funny but I think the idiom itself is poor grammar. It should be (I think) waxing lyrically. Which is perhaps why it's considered an idiom. :-Z <br /><br />Okay, that's enough grammar thought for my day. My brain is starting to hurt! ;-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-28228605442762418492015-02-13T09:31:35.083-08:002015-02-13T09:31:35.083-08:00I love creativity....thinking 'out of the box&...I love creativity....thinking 'out of the box'! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-19030645479204656002015-02-13T08:00:00.754-08:002015-02-13T08:00:00.754-08:00You won't be deprived at all if you skip it. ...You won't be deprived at all if you skip it. I've never been exposed to the transcendentalists (well, except for Alcott, I guess), so <i>the way</i> he presented the qualities of friendship was intriguing, but his ideas have probably been covered by numerous other authors. I can certainly see how ODing on Emerson may not make you eager to read more of him.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-20352126927354717542015-02-13T07:54:27.519-08:002015-02-13T07:54:27.519-08:00It's poor grammar. Waxing lyrical is an idiom...It's poor grammar. Waxing lyrical is an idiom which means to speak/describe/treat something with passion and a type of melody. "Waxing" should actually be verb but I used it as a descriptive adjective because I liked the way it sounded. So yes, I broke the rules in favour of creativity.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-81526450469376008832015-02-13T07:49:09.842-08:002015-02-13T07:49:09.842-08:00I really enjoyed this essay as a single read, but ...I really enjoyed this essay as a single read, but I think if I immersed myself in Transcendentalist writing, it would become wearing after awhile. I do not believe that we are all inherently good and it is outside sources that corrupt us. I have Walden coming up in the next few months so my reaction to that will be interesting.<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning Alcott because I haven't found that the transcendentalist philosophy comes through strongly in her writing, but perhaps I just haven't paid enough attention. I'm reading Little Women next month so I'll be able to look for it then.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48956489962813615622015-02-13T07:11:04.326-08:002015-02-13T07:11:04.326-08:00I like your analysis. You tempt me to reread Emers...I like your analysis. You tempt me to reread Emerson. However, I think I OD'd on Emerson in school, and I may wait awhile before giving in to the temptation. Nevertheless, you tempt me.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-48968516108526634702015-02-13T02:21:49.583-08:002015-02-13T02:21:49.583-08:00Informative review....but tell me what is ' w...Informative review....but tell me what is ' waxing lyrical prose' ? his is new for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-11637943210569292252015-02-12T23:44:26.512-08:002015-02-12T23:44:26.512-08:00I must read this! I've read no Emerson, but I ...I must read this! I've read no Emerson, but I want to explore Transcendentalists more - I only know Thoreau (not read), Alcott (read Little Women and Good Wives) and Herman Melville (read Moby Dick). I'll keep an eye out for his essays, and if I don't find them soon I'll order them online. I want to read this now! ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.com