Ralph Waldo Emerson, comp. (1803–1882). Parnassus: An Anthology of Poetry. 1880.
To the CriticAlfred, Lord Tennyson (18091892)
With thy shallow wit:
Vex not thou the poet’s mind;
For thou canst not fathom it.
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Hollow smile and frozen sneer
Come not here.
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The flowers would faint at your cruel cheer.
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In the heart of the garden the merry bird chants,
It would fall to the ground if you came in.