Both Uses of
zeal
in
Nature, by Emerson
- The stream of zeal sparkles with real fire, and not with reflex rays of sun and moon.†
*zeal = active interest and enthusiasm
- He cannot yet credit that one may have impressive experience, and yet may not know how to put his private fact into literature; and perhaps the discovery that wisdom has other tongues and ministers than we, that though we should hold our peace, the truth would not the less be spoken, might check injuriously the flames of our zeal.†