Words
For one fascinated by words it may prove difficult to ignore this list that shows up over the course of the 427 lines of Emerson’s poem: owner, citadel, lordship, saint, prophet, God, alliance, hunt, tower, factory, patriot, freedom, man, learning, city, heroic, town, sovereign, hamlet, parish, rifle, snare, country, damn, mill, parson, clergy, library, institute, dictionary, English, bullet, savage, gentle pilgrim, blessing, law, prayer, warder, Reason.
Song Language Music Naming Subjectivity Translation Emerson History Erasure[violence] 427 Child of the Bear Indian Words Intention Rivers Preservation Body[music] Thresholds Dialogues Water Return