| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 20422 |
| QUOTATION: | What potent blood hath modest May; What fiery force the earth renews, The wealth of forms, the flush of hues; Joy shed in rosy waves abroad Flows from the heart of Love, the Lord. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher. May-Day, May-Day and Other Pieces (1867). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Emerson Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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