MANNERS
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo and Turpin, Edna Henry Lee
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[447]She was an elemental force, etc. Of this passage Oliver Wendell Holmes said that Emerson "speaks of woman in language that seems to pant for rhythm and rhyme."
[448]Byzantine. An ornate style of architecture developed in the fourth and fifth centuries, marked especially by its use of gold and color.
[449]Golden Book. In a book, called "the Golden Book," were recorded the names of all the children of Venetian noblemen.
[450]Schiraz. A province of Persia famous especially for its roses, wine, and nightingales, and described by the poets as a place of ideal beauty.
[451]Osman. The name given by Emerson in his journal and essays to his ideal man, one subject to the same conditions as himself.
[452]Koran. The sacred book of the Mohammedans.
[453]Jove. Jupiter, the supreme god of Roman mythology.
[454]Silenus. In Greek mythology, the leader of the satyrs. This fable, which Emerson credits to tradition, was original.
[455]Her owl. The owl was the bird sacred to Minerva, the goddess of wisdom.