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Sayings
The world looks not the wider for thy travel,But stand thou still, and look around; as far
From pole to pole, from east to west it lies,
Stretching with varied rise and fall, as when
With wearied feet thou has found out the utmost
Bound of sea and sky. Be wise; travel with
The bright clouds above thee, they are journeying,
Journey too; grow there green trees beside thee
As thou walkest, grow with them; finding one
Common Father on thy way, nor hope an earth
Made wider by thy search, nor things more bright
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Watch around the steps of one, who in God's
Path begins and ends the journey of each day.
Poem No. 607; fall 1838–summer 1839
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