May-Day - and Other Pieces by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Together sad or gay,
Rude ocean doth us part; We separate to-day, Far away, far away. Farewell I breathe again To dim New England's shore; My heart shall beat not when I pant for thee no more. In yon green palmy isle, Beneath the tropic ray, I murmur never while For thee and thine I pray; Far away, far away. IN MEMORIAM. E. B. E. I mourn upon this battle-field, But not for those who perished here. Behold the river-bank Whither the angry farmers came, In sloven dress and broken rank, Nor thought of fame. Their deed of blood All mankind praise; |
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