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PERICLES by RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: WELL AND WISELY SAID THE GREEK
Last Line: THE FURIES WAIT BEYOND.
Subject(s): PERICLES (490-429 B.C.);

Well and wisely said the Greek,
Be thou faithful, but not fond;
To the altar's foot thy fellow seek,
The Furies wait beyond.



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