Eros
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The sense of the world is short,
Long and various the report,
To love and be beloved;
Men and gods have not outlearned it,
And how oft soe'er they've turned it,
'Tis not to be improved.
Does anyone besides me ever wonder if Emerson liked his name? I have always disliked the name Ralph and I quite dislike Waldo. Whenever I see his name in writing, I wonder how he felt about Waldo as his middle name. I know it was another time, with other fashions. Name one famous Waldo.
Long and various the report,
To love and be beloved;
Men and gods have not outlearned it,
And how oft soe'er they've turned it,
'Tis not to be improved.
Does anyone besides me ever wonder if Emerson liked his name? I have always disliked the name Ralph and I quite dislike Waldo. Whenever I see his name in writing, I wonder how he felt about Waldo as his middle name. I know it was another time, with other fashions. Name one famous Waldo.
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