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" Where are these men? Asleep beneath their grounds: And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet... "
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Poems - Page 35
by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1918
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Poems

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 264 pages
...And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are these men 1 Asleep beneath their grounds ; And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth...bounded their domain. ' This suits me for a pasture ; that's my park ; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland, where to go for...
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Poems

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 244 pages
...'And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are those men ? Asleep beneath their grounds, And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their...
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Beautiful poetry, selected by the ed. of The Critic, Volume 1

Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...TENNYSON. NATUBE'S PITY FOB HUMAN PBIDE. Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer...plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave. A UUiSSINO. Softest peace enwrap her ! Content be still the breathing of her lips ! Be tranquil ever,...
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Poems

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1856 - 266 pages
...\o<And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are these men 1 Asleep beneath their grounds ; And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth...Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; f j- /Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet ] , /Clear of the grave. vi-^They added ridge...
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Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher: Incidents and Anecdotes of Rev. Edward T ...

Gilbert Haven, Thomas Russell - 1872 - 282 pages
...sayest, Eeturn, ye children of men." N o matter how wide he sails, he must ever come in this port. " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud,...plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave." The order " Eeturn to the dust out of which thou art taken " fell on Father Taylor many years before...
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Incidents and Anecdotes of Rev. Edward T. Taylor: For Over Forty Years ...

Gilbert Haven, Thomas Russell - 1872 - 486 pages
...sayest, Return, ye children of men." No matter how wide he sails, he must ever come to this port. " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who stcer the plough, but cannot stcer their feet Clear of the grave ! " The order " Return to the dust...
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American poems, selected and ed. by W.M. Rossetti

American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 pages
...And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil." Where are those men ? Asleep beneath their grounds, And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth...bounded their domain ; — " This suits me for a pasture ; that's my park ; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland where to go for...
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Incidents and Anecdotes of Rev. Edward T. Taylor: For Over Forty Years ...

Gilbert Haven, Thomas Russell - 1873 - 476 pages
...sayest, Return, ye children of men." No matter how wide he Bails, he must ever come to this port. " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud,...plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave ! " The order " Return to the dust out of which thou art taken " fell on Father Taylor many years before...
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American poems. With short biogr. notices of the most celebrated American ...

American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...fond as they, their furrows plough, ^arth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys jEarth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer...bounded their domain ;— " This suits me for a pasture ; that's my park ; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland where to go for...
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The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated, Volumes 72-73

1880 - 670 pages
...wise sayings. Would that the many prose-readers and biblical students might take them to heart : " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud,...earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough, but can not steer their feet Clear of the grave. They added ridge to valley, brook to pond, And sighed...
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