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EROS (1) by RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE SENSE OF THE WORLD IS SHORT
Last Line: TIS NOT TO BE IMPROVED.
Subject(s): LOVE;

The sense of the world is short, --
Long and various the report, --
To love and be beloved;
Men and gods have not outlearned it;
And, how oft soe'er they've turned it,
'Tis not to be improved.




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