Ralph Waldo Emerson: A ruddy drop of manly blood The surging sea outweighs, The world uncertain comes and goes; The lover rooted stays.

A ruddy drop of manly blood The surging sea outweighs, The world uncertain comes — Ralph Waldo Emerson

A ruddy drop of manly blood The surging sea outweighs, The world uncertain comes and goes; The lover rooted stays.

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