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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thought

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Thought I am not poor, but I am proud, Of one inalienable right, Above the envy of the crowd,-- Thought's holy light. Better it is than gems or gold, And oh! it cannot die, But thought will glow when the sun grows cold, And mix with Deity. BOSTON, 1823. Nov. 27, 2023, Synthwave

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Walk

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Walk A Queen rejoices in her peers, And wary Nature knows her own By court and city, dale and down, And like a lover volunteers, And to her son will treasures more And more to purpose freely pour In one wood walk, than learned men Can find with glass in ten times ten. Nov. 27, 2023, Bon Voyage

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Little Needle Always Knows the North

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Little Needle Always Knows the North The little needle always knows the North, The little bird remembereth his note, And this wise Seer within me never errs. I never taught it what it teaches me; I only follow, when I act aright. October 9, 1832. Nov. 27, 2023, NightCafe

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Flute

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Flute FROM HILALI Hark, what, now loud, now low, the pining flute complains, Without tongue, yellow-cheeked, full of winds that wail and sigh; Saying, Sweetheart! the old mystery remains,-- If I am I; thou, thou; or thou art I? Nov. 27, 2023, Epic Origami

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Exile

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Exile (AFTER TALIESSIN) The heavy blue chain Of the boundless main Didst thou, just man, endure. I have an arrow that will find its mark, A mastiff that will bite without a hark. Nov. 27, 2023, Sinister

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Shakespeare

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Shakespeare I see all human wits Are measured but a few; Unmeasured still my Shakspeare sits, Lone as the blessed Jew. Nov. 27, 2023, CGI Character

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Self-Reliance

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Self-Reliance Henceforth, please God, forever I forego The yoke of men's opinions. I will be Light-hearted as a bird, and live with God. I find him in the bottom of my heart, I hear continually his voice therein. Nov. 27, 2023, Cosmic