The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 9Printed at the Riverside Press, 1904 |
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Page 45
... lakes young rivers sprang ; He trode the unplanted forest floor , whereon The all - seeing sun for ages hath not shone ; Where feeds the moose , and walks the surly bear , And up the tall mast runs the woodpecker . He saw beneath dim ...
... lakes young rivers sprang ; He trode the unplanted forest floor , whereon The all - seeing sun for ages hath not shone ; Where feeds the moose , and walks the surly bear , And up the tall mast runs the woodpecker . He saw beneath dim ...
Page 47
... lake , edged with sand and grass , Was burnished to a floor of glass , Painted with shadows green and proud Of the tree and of the cloud.2 He was the heart of all the scene ; On him the sun looked more serene ; To hill and cloud his ...
... lake , edged with sand and grass , Was burnished to a floor of glass , Painted with shadows green and proud Of the tree and of the cloud.2 He was the heart of all the scene ; On him the sun looked more serene ; To hill and cloud his ...
Page 54
... lake , But it carves the bow of beauty there , And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake . * The wood is wiser far than thou ; The wood and wave each other know Not unrelated , unaffied , But to each thought and thing allied , Is ...
... lake , But it carves the bow of beauty there , And the ripples in rhymes the oar forsake . * The wood is wiser far than thou ; The wood and wave each other know Not unrelated , unaffied , But to each thought and thing allied , Is ...
Page 65
... lake , But their long hands it thence will take ; Whilst the country's flinty face , Like wax , their fashioning skill betrays , To fill the hollows , sink the hills , Bridge gulfs , drain swamps , build dams and mills , And fit the ...
... lake , But their long hands it thence will take ; Whilst the country's flinty face , Like wax , their fashioning skill betrays , To fill the hollows , sink the hills , Bridge gulfs , drain swamps , build dams and mills , And fit the ...
Page 116
... lake with images , - As garment draws the garment's hem , Men their fortunes bring with them . By right or wrong , Lands and goods go to the strong . Property will brutely draw Still to the proprietor ; Silver to silver creep and 116 ...
... lake with images , - As garment draws the garment's hem , Men their fortunes bring with them . By right or wrong , Lands and goods go to the strong . Property will brutely draw Still to the proprietor ; Silver to silver creep and 116 ...
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