Religion

The Informing Spirit

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–1882

Religion

I
There is no great and no small
To the Soul that maketh all:
And where it cometh, all things are;
And it cometh everywhere.
II
I am owner of the sphere,
Of the seven stars and the solar year,
Of Caesar's hand, and Plato's brain,
Of Lord Christ's heart, and Shakspeare's strain.

MLA

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Informing Spirit.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/108/.

Chicago

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Informing Spirit.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/108/.

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