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Born in May 25, 1803 / Died in April 27, 1882 / United States / English

Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Seashore

... They grope the sea for pearls, but more than pearls: ...

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May-Day

... or hark, Where yon wedged line the Nestor leads, ...

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To-day

... Let kings and conquerors, saints and soldiers sleep- ...

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Character

... He spoke, and words more soft than rain ...

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The Earth

...   Strikes never moon or star ...

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Ode:Inscribed to W.H. Channing

... - The astonished Muse finds thousands at her side ...

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The Rhodora: On Being Asked, Whence Is The Flower?

... The self-same Power that brought me there brought you ...

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The Cumberland

... Ho! brave hearts that went down in the seas! ...

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Self Reliance

... I will be Light-hearted as a bird, and live with God ...

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Solution

... Of heart and soul, of strength and pleasure, ...

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Forerunners

...   Flowers they strew,—I catch the scent ...

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The World-Soul

...  Time-and-space-conquering steam,— ...

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Nature

... But borrowed in atoms from iron and stone, ...

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The Chartist's Complaint

... Gracing the rich man's wood and lake, ...

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Merlin's Song

... In the heart of the music peals a strain ...