Ralph Waldo Emerson, comp. (1803–1882). Parnassus: An Anthology of Poetry. 1880.
ForesightWilliam Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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Till he communicate his parts to others,
Nor doth he of himself know them for aught
Till he behold them formed in the applause
Where they are extended, which, like an arch, reverberates
The voice again; or like a gate of steel,
Fronting the sun, receives and renders back
His figure and his heart.