... the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign nature (in himself) amid the powers of heaven, hell, and earth He may perish, but so long as he exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an equal basis... The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne - Página 385por Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1884Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Julian Hawthorne - 1885 - 540 páginas
...eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an eqnal basis. If any of those other Powers choose to withhold certain secrets, let them ; that does... | |
| Julian Hawthorne - 1885 - 542 páginas
...eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Itussia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...amid the powers of heaven, hell, and earth. He may ]>erish ; but so long as he exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an equal basis. If... | |
| Lewis Mumford - 1926 - 294 páginas
...strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who ... declares himself a sovereign nature in himself, amid...upon treating with all powers upon an equal basis." The absolute condition of present things was what Melville sought to track down in the fable and the... | |
| George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken - 1927 - 782 páginas
...Empire. In "Moby-Dick" he is Captain Ahab, "the man •who, like Russia," as he explained to Hawthorne, "or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...upon treating with all powers upon an equal basis." He was Ethan Allen: in him he saw his gigantic grandfather — himself. Captured by the English, Allen,... | |
| Gary Richard Thompson, Virgil Llewellyn Lokke - 1981 - 412 páginas
...eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...sovereignty in myself; that does not make me tributary. [L, pp. 124-125] Writing nominally of Hawthorne, Melville is in fact speaking of himself, and the reference... | |
| Benjamin R. Barber, Michael J. Gargas McGrath - 432 páginas
...most instructive letters Melville wrote to Hawthorne praises the latter as "the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...withhold certain secrets, let them; that does not impair [his] sovereignty.29 Here is a theme which is crucial to Melville's intention in Billy Budd: the Powers... | |
| William R. Elton - 1980 - 388 páginas
...strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him,— the man who . . . declares himself a sovereign nature (in himself) amid...sovereignty in myself; that does not make me tributary. . . . There is the grand truth about Nathaniel Hawthorne. He says NO! in thunder. . . !' 117"The 'Failure... | |
| Louis J. Budd, Edwin Harrison Cady - 1988 - 304 páginas
...eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who, like Russia or the British Empire, declares himself a sovereign...nature (in himself) amid the powers of heaven, hell, or earth. He may perish; but so long as he exists he insists upon treating with all Powers upon an... | |
| Philip Young - 2010 - 177 páginas
...strike the eye of the man who fears them not, though they do their worst to him, — the man who . . . declares himself a sovereign nature (in himself) amid...upon treating with all Powers upon an equal basis. ll (Ahab to Starbuck: "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me. . .... | |
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