Crossing a bare common in snow puddles at twilight under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of fear. Orations, Lectures and Essays - Page 10by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1866 - 290 pagesFull view - About this book
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