Nature

The Earth

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–1882

Nature

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

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Earth.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/151/.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The Earth.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/151/.

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