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EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882). Autograph manuscript verses signed (“R.W. Emerson”), entitled “Brahma,” consisting of four 4-line stanzas, titled at top of the sheet. 1 page, 12mo (8 x 5 in), integral blank.
A FAIR COPY OF "EMERSON'S BRAHMA," one of his finest lyrics. The poet assumes the role of the Hindu god Brahma, and expresses the transcendental nature of life and mortality, a view derived from Emerson’s study of the Hindu Upanishads. Written in 1856, the poem was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in November 1857. The first stanza reads: “If the red slayer think he slays, / Or if the slain think he is slain, / They know not well the subtle ways / I keep, and pass, and turn again...” the final stanza reads: “The strong gods pine for my abode, / And pine in vain the sacred Seven; / But thou, meek lover of the good! / Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.” RARE. No fair copy of this poem has been offered at auction since at least 1975.
A FAIR COPY OF "EMERSON'S BRAHMA," one of his finest lyrics. The poet assumes the role of the Hindu god Brahma, and expresses the transcendental nature of life and mortality, a view derived from Emerson’s study of the Hindu Upanishads. Written in 1856, the poem was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in November 1857. The first stanza reads: “If the red slayer think he slays, / Or if the slain think he is slain, / They know not well the subtle ways / I keep, and pass, and turn again...” the final stanza reads: “The strong gods pine for my abode, / And pine in vain the sacred Seven; / But thou, meek lover of the good! / Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.” RARE. No fair copy of this poem has been offered at auction since at least 1975.