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Be Of Good Cheer, Brave Spirit; Steadfastly

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Be of good cheer, brave spirit; steadfastly     Serve that low whisper thou hast served; for know,     God hath a select family of sons     Now scattered wide thro' earth, and each alone,     Who are thy spiritual kindred, and each one     By constant service to, that inward law,     Is weaving the sublime proportions     Of a true monarch's soul. Beauty and strength,     The riches of a spotless memory,     The eloquence of truth, the wisdom got     By searching of a clear and loving eye     That seeth as God seeth. These are their gifts,     And Time, who keeps God's word, brings on the day     To seal the marriage of these minds with thine,     Thine everlasting lovers. Ye shall be     The salt of all the elements, world of the world.

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About Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement. His poems—including "Brahma," "The Rhodora," and "Concord Hymn"—explore nature, self-reliance, and the oversoul.

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