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Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)

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II MAY-DAY AND OTHER PIECES

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III ELEMENTS AND MOTTOES

THE INFORMING SPIRIT

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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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[The sun athwart the cloud thought it no sin]

The sun athwart the cloud thought it no sin
To use my land to put his rainbows in.