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Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)

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ALPHONSO OF CASTILE

ÉTIENNE DE LA BOÉCE

GIVE ALL TO LOVE

TO ELLEN AT THE SOUTH

THINE EYES STILL SHINED

INITIAL, DÆMONIC AND CELESTIAL LOVE

THE DAY'S RATION

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II MAY-DAY AND OTHER PIECES

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III ELEMENTS AND MOTTOES

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IV QUATRAINS AND TRANSLATIONS

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VI POEMS OF YOUTH AND EARLY MANHOOD 1823–1834

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POET

To clothe the fiery thought
In simple words succeeds,
For still the craft of genius is
To mask a king in weeds.