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In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1803
Born: May 25
Died: 1882
Died: April 27
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R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
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The State is our neighbors our neighbors are the State.
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