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april. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 9 (Poems) [1909]

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The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 12 vols. Fireside Edition (Boston and New York, 1909).

Part of: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 12 vols. (Fireside Edition).

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april.

    • The April winds are magical
    • And thrill our tuneful frames;
    • The garden walks are passional
    • To bachelors and dames.
    • The hedge is gemmed with diamonds,
    • The air with Cupids full.
    • The cobweb clues of Rosamond
    • Guide lovers to the pool.
    • Each dimple in the water,
    • Each leaf that shades the rock
    • Can cozen, pique and flatter,
    • Can parley and provoke.
    • Goodfellow, Puck and goblins,
    • Know more than any book.
    • Down with your doleful problems,
    • And court the sunny brook.
    • The south-winds are quick-witted,
    • The schools are sad and slow,
    • The masters quite omitted
    • The lore we care to know.