Love

Cupido

by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803–1882

Love

The solid, solid universe
Is pervious to Love;
With bandaged eyes he never errs,
Around, below, above.
His blinding light
He flingeth white
On God's and Satan's brood,
And reconciles
By mystic wiles
The evil and the good.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Cupido.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/90/.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Cupido.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/90/.

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