It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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