George Willis Cooke, comp. The Poets of Transcendentalism: An Anthology. 1903.
The Straight RoadEllen Sturgis Hooper (18121848)
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And some successfully have it pursued.
Thou, who wouldst follow, be well warned to see
That way prove not a curvèd road to thee.
The straightest path perhaps which may be sought,
Lies through the great highway men call “I ought.”