Essays, Second Series
A work by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What korrents draws from it
A poem is made by a living thought, not by its meter, Language is fossil poetry: every dead word was once a vivid picture, The only thing grief has taught is how shallow it is …
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- There are 20 claims from it on korrents, each quoted word for word.
- Its full text is free to read on Project Gutenberg.
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- Claims on korrents
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What korrents draws from it
korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.
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A poem is made by a living thought, not by its meter (opens korrents.com)1
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Language is fossil poetry: every dead word was once a vivid picture (opens korrents.com)1
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The only thing grief has taught is how shallow it is (opens korrents.com)1
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Life is a train of moods, each coloring how we see the world (opens korrents.com)1
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Happiness is filling the hour, and the art of life is to skate well on surfaces (opens korrents.com)1
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Life would not be worth living if it were not full of surprises (opens korrents.com)1
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