Ralph Waldo Emerson, comp. (1803–1882). Parnassus: An Anthology of Poetry. 1880.
The DiamondJames John Garth Wilkinson (18121899)
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And earth of the earth, art thou!
And darkness hath battles, and light hath wars
That pass in thy beautiful brow.
And the dust was new wed to the sun,
And the monarch went forth, and the earth-star was given,
That should back to the heaven-star run.
And loves his life out to his flock;
And in dust, and in matter, and nature, he gives
The spirit’s last spark to the rock.