Nature
Horoscope
Nature
Ere he was born, the stars of fate
Plotted to make him rich and great:
When from the womb the babe was loosed,
The gate of gifts behind him closed.
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MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Horoscope.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/131/.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Horoscope.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/131/.
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