Antlers, I picked up a book of Emerson's collected works. But, I can't find the poem you posted about yesterday on my other thread.
It's not a poem GIMA, it's an excerpt from his essay on Self-Reliance. I'm sure that Self-Reliance will be in the book you bought. The entire essay is chock full of stuff as good as the excerpt that I posted to you! Enjoy!
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.