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Poems Of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Give All To Love
From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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Give All To Love
Give all to love; Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good-fame, Plans, credit and the Muse, - Nothing refuse.
'Tis a brave master; Let it have scope: Follow it utterly, Hope beyond hope: High and more high It dives into noon, With wing unspent, Untold intent; But it is a god, Knows its own path And the outlets of the sky.
It was never for the mean; It requireth courage stout. Souls above doubt, Valor unbending, It will reward, - They shall return More than they were, And ever ascending.
Leave all for love; Yet, hear me, yet, One word more thy ...
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