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Collected poems of Henry Thoreau

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Thoreau, Henry David (1817-1862)

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YE DO COMMAND ME TO ALL VIRTUE EVER

Ye do command me to all virtue ever
And simple truth the law by which we live
Methinks that I can trust your clearer sense
And your immediate knowledge of the truth.
I would obey your influence—one with fate
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