The only gift is a portion of thyself . . . the poet brings his poem; …

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The only gift is a portion of thyself . . . the poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb. . . . ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
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The only gift is a portion of thyself . . . the poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb. . . . ✨ Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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