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Not from a vain or shallow thought

Not from a vain or shallow thought

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, son of an Unitarian Minister, was born at Boston, U.S., May 25, 1803. He was educated for the Unitarian Ministry, and acted, 1829-32, as one of their ministers. Ultimately he left the ministry, and devoted himself to lecturing and literature. As a philosopher, essayist, and poet he rose to a distinguished position. He died at Concord, Massachusetts, April 27, 1882. His published works include Poems, 1846; Orations, Lectures, and Addresses, 1844; Representative Men, 1850; English Traits, 1856, &c. His hymns are not numerous. They include:— 1. Out from the heart of nature rolled. The Everlasting Word. This is part of his poem The Problem, published in the Dial, July, 1840; and then in the 1st ed. of his Po… Go to person page >

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First Line: Not from a vain or shallow thought
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Treasury of American Sacred Song with Notes Explanatory and Biographical #29

The Treasury of American Sacred Song with Notes Explanatory and Biographical #29
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