The Old Manse: "Nature" Exhibit

THE OLD MANSE

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Exhibit on the property and North Bridge Battle

Sketches of the well-known inhabitants

Pieces of their colorful history

Explore Emerson's ground-breaking essay, through excerpts, and images of the scenery that inspired him

Old Manse Homepage

Nature Exhibit

A subtle chain of countless rings
The next unto the farthest brings;
The eye reads omens where it goes,
And speaks all languages the rose;
And, striving to be man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.*

Pictoral Exhibit--High Speed Internet Connection Required to view these pages.
Background--Ralph Waldo Emerson's life
prior to writing Nature
Complete Text of Nature

Instructions

Each image in the exhibit blows up to an image and a passage from Nature when selected. From there you will be able to look up the passage or see the original blown up image. Below is a key to the navigational buttons you will find at the bottom of the enlarged images.

Look up Passage in Nature

See Original Photograph

Go To Pictoral Exhibit

Go To Old Manse Homepage

Go to beginning the Nature Exhibit.

Nature Exhibit

Pictoral Exhibit--High Speed Internet Connection Required to view these pages.

Background--Ralph Waldo Emerson's life prior to writing Nature

Complete Text of Nature

Instructions

Background--Ralph Waldo Emerson's life
prior to writing Nature