Love

Forbearance

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–1882

Love

Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
Loved the wood-rose, and left it on its stalk?
At rich men's tables eaten bread and pulse?
Unarmed, faced danger with a heart of trust?
And loved so well a high behavior,
In man or maid, that thou from speech refrained,
Nobility more nobly to repay?
O, be my friend, and teach me to be thine!

MLA

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Forbearance.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/25/.

Chicago

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Forbearance.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/25/.

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