The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 9Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
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... seek in vain . " To vision profounder , Man's spirit must dive ; His aye - rolling . orb At no goal will arrive ; The heavens that now draw him With sweetness untold , Once found , for new heavens He spurneth the old . " Pride ruined ...
... seek in vain . " To vision profounder , Man's spirit must dive ; His aye - rolling . orb At no goal will arrive ; The heavens that now draw him With sweetness untold , Once found , for new heavens He spurneth the old . " Pride ruined ...
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... though ye kill me ! ' I TO J. W. SET not thy foot on graves ; Hear what wine and roses say ; The mountain chase , the summer waves , The crowded town , thy feet may well delay . Set not thy foot on graves ; Nor seek to TO J. W. 29 TO J W.
... though ye kill me ! ' I TO J. W. SET not thy foot on graves ; Hear what wine and roses say ; The mountain chase , the summer waves , The crowded town , thy feet may well delay . Set not thy foot on graves ; Nor seek to TO J. W. 29 TO J W.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Set not thy foot on graves ; Nor seek to unwind the shroud Which charitable Time And Nature have allowed To wrap the errors of a sage sublime . Set not thy foot on graves ; Care not to strip the dead Of his sad ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Set not thy foot on graves ; Nor seek to unwind the shroud Which charitable Time And Nature have allowed To wrap the errors of a sage sublime . Set not thy foot on graves ; Care not to strip the dead Of his sad ...
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... it made . If on the foeman fell his gaze , Him it would straightway blind or craze , In the street , if he turned round , His eye the eye ' t was seeking found . It seemed his Genius discreet Worked on the Maker's own IX GUY.
... it made . If on the foeman fell his gaze , Him it would straightway blind or craze , In the street , if he turned round , His eye the eye ' t was seeking found . It seemed his Genius discreet Worked on the Maker's own IX GUY.
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... seek ; I will follow thee alone , Thou animated torrid - zone ! Zigzag steerer , desert cheerer , Let me chase thy waving lines ; Keep me nearer , me thy hearer , Singing over shrubs and vines . Insect lover of the sun , Joy of thy ...
... seek ; I will follow thee alone , Thou animated torrid - zone ! Zigzag steerer , desert cheerer , Let me chase thy waving lines ; Keep me nearer , me thy hearer , Singing over shrubs and vines . Insect lover of the sun , Joy of thy ...
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