Ralph Waldo Emerson: Written in a Volume of Goethe

Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff

Written in a Volume of Goethe

Six thankful weeks,—and let it be
A meter of prosperity,—
In my coat I bore this book,
And seldom therein could I look,
For I had too much to think,
Heaven and earth to eat and drink.
Is he hapless who can spare
In his plenty things so rare?
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