Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose tha… - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that I could see — not to eat, not for love, but only gliding.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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About Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (25 May 1803 – 27 April 1882) was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet.

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Alternative Names: R. W. Emerson • Waldo Emerson

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Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that I could see — not to eat, not for love, but only gliding. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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