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A Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson on enemies, genius, influence, literature, nations, and poets
Genius is always sufficiently the enemy of genius by over influence. The literature of every nation bear me witness. The English dramatic poets have Shakspearized now for two hundred years.
Source: The American Scholar from Addresses, published as part of Nature; Addresses and Lectures
Contributed by: Zaady