The gale that wrecked you on the sand, It helped my rowers to row; The storm is my best galley hand And drives me where I go.
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"The gale that wrecked you on the sand,..." by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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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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