Slide 1Standing on the bare ground, -- my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, -- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball;…

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Transcendentalist Works Transcendentalist Works Important Quotes Explained  “In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period…

Key L&E Terms âStanding on the bare ground, -- my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, -- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent…

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