Thee, ever young, an old man in my son,
At the same instant, I can discern;
A thing of sense, a thing of soul,
My twin, my son, my all in all.
At the same instant, I can discern;
A thing of sense, a thing of soul,
My twin, my son, my all in all.
American essayist, philosopher, and poet. Leader of the Transcendentalist movement whose verse celebrates nature and self-reliance.
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