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The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Personal journal

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1843
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Personal journal
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1843
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Journal entry. 25 May 1843.

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