- 1. Emerson
MISFORTUNE to have lived not knowing thee!
â??T were not high living, nor to noblest end,
Who, dwelling near, learned not sincerity,
Rich friendshipâ??s ornament that still doth lend
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- 2. Channing
CHANNING! my Mentor whilst my thought was young,
And I the votary of fair liberty,â??
How hung I then upon thy glowing tongue,
And thought of love and truth as one with thee!
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- 3. Thoreau
WHO nearer Natureâ??s life would truly come
Must nearest come to him of whom I speak;
He all kinds knew,â??the vocal and the dumb;
Masterful in genius was he, and unique,
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- 4. Sonnet 16
WHEN I remember with what buoyant heart,
Midst war's alarms and woes of civil strife,
In youthful eagerness, thou didst depart,
At peril of thy safety, peace, and life,
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