The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 9Houghton, Mifflin, 1904 |
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... Strong Hades could not keep his own , But all slid to confusion.1 A sad self - knowledge , withering , fell On the beauty of Uriel ; In heaven once eminent , the god Withdrew , that hour , into his cloud ; Whether doomed to long ...
... Strong Hades could not keep his own , But all slid to confusion.1 A sad self - knowledge , withering , fell On the beauty of Uriel ; In heaven once eminent , the god Withdrew , that hour , into his cloud ; Whether doomed to long ...
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... strong pulses To the borders of day . " Dull Sphinx , Jove keep thy five wits ; Thy sight is growing blear ; Rue , myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx , Her muddy eyes to clear ! " The old Sphinx bit her thick lip , - Said , " Who taught ...
... strong pulses To the borders of day . " Dull Sphinx , Jove keep thy five wits ; Thy sight is growing blear ; Rue , myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx , Her muddy eyes to clear ! " The old Sphinx bit her thick lip , - Said , " Who taught ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. DESTINY THAT you are fair or wise is vain , Or strong , or rich , or generous ; You must add the untaught strain That sheds beauty on the rose . There's a melody born of melody , Which melts the world into a sea ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. DESTINY THAT you are fair or wise is vain , Or strong , or rich , or generous ; You must add the untaught strain That sheds beauty on the rose . There's a melody born of melody , Which melts the world into a sea ...
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... strong ; And his eye is scornful , Threatening and young . I hold it of little matter Whether your jewel be of pure water , A rose diamond or a white , But whether it dazzle me with light . I care not how you are dressed , In coarsest ...
... strong ; And his eye is scornful , Threatening and young . I hold it of little matter Whether your jewel be of pure water , A rose diamond or a white , But whether it dazzle me with light . I care not how you are dressed , In coarsest ...
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... strong , Come lift thine eyes to lofty rhymes , Of things with things , of times with times , Primal chimes of sun and shade , Of sound and echo , man and maid , The land reflected in the flood , Body with shadow still pursued . ' For ...
... strong , Come lift thine eyes to lofty rhymes , Of things with things , of times with times , Primal chimes of sun and shade , Of sound and echo , man and maid , The land reflected in the flood , Body with shadow still pursued . ' For ...
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