8. The elect: Winthrop's City Upon a Hill, Jefferson's natural aristocrats, Emerson's self-reliant individuals, Thoreau in Walden.
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19. Robert Frost: “But Islands of the Blessèd, bless you son,/ I never came upon a blessèd one.”
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@PatBlanchfield the cause of death of Emerson's beloved son Waldo was scarlet fever; the loss utterly devastated him. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet but note also that Frost is smack in the middle of the highway Emerson paved for American poetryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet if you're inclined, there's a Bloomian argument to be made hereThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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