Publisher's Synopsis
Essays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1841, concerning transcendentalism. This book contains: "History""Self-Reliance""Compensation""Spiritual Laws""Love""Friendship" "I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances. I much prefer the company of plough-boys and tin pedlars, to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display, by rides in a curricle, and dinners at the best taverns.""Prudence""Heroism""The Over-Soul""Circles""Intellect""Art"Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803
