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The Earth

Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803 (Boston) – 1882 (Concord)

OUR eyeless bark sails free,
Though with boom and spar
Andes, Alp, or Himmalee
Strikes never moon or star.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 21, 2023

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. more…

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