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The world still wants its poet-priest, a reconciler, who shall not trifle with shakspeare the player, nor shall grope in graves with swedenborg the mourner; but who shall see, speak, and act, with equal inspiration. for knowledge will brighten the sunshine; right is more beautiful than private affection; and love is compatible with universal wisdom.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The World Still Wants Its Poet-priest, A

Ralph Waldo Emerson
The world still wants its poet-priest, a reconciler, who shall not trifle with shakspeare the player, nor shall grope in graves with swedenborg the mourner; but who shall see, speak, and act, with equal inspiration. for knowledge will brighten the sunshine; right is more beautiful than private affection; and love is compatible with universal wisdom.
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