Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PHILOSOPHER, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON


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First Line: Philosophers are lined with eyes within
Last Line: Scarce freed from her embraces
Subject(s): Philosophy & Philosophers


Philosophers are lined with eyes within
And being so the sage unmakes the man
He is in love he cannot therefore cease his trade
Scarce the first blush has overspread his cheek
He feels it, introverts his learned eye
To catch the unconscious heart in the very act
His mother died, the only friend he had
Some tears escaped but his philosophy
Couched like a cat sat watching close behind
And throttled all his passion. Is't not like
That devil-spider that devours her mate
Scarce freed from her embraces





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