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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

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IV QUATRAINS AND TRANSLATIONS

HERI, CRAS, HODIE

NATURE IN LEASTS

ΑΔΑΚΡΥΝ ΝΕΜΟΝΤΑΙ ΑΙΩΝΑ

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VI POEMS OF YOUTH AND EARLY MANHOOD 1823–1834

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[Tell men what they knew before]

Tell men what they knew before;
Paint the prospect from their door.