Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Thinking of Emerson, people imagine more than just a regular writer or a poet. Everyone knows how impressive and broad-minded his work is. Emerson does not write, he speaks, and even sometimes we cannot find a plan or an order in his writings, they all form a closely linked chain.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 in a very respected Boston family. His father, William Emerson, worked as a minister of the oldest church in Boston, called "Old Brick Church". Readers can see how intelligent was William Emerson by the fact that first he had been settled down in the town of Harvard, at a very little salary, but the governor of Boston heard him preach, and offered twice as much salary in prestigious church in Boston. In fact he wrote in his journal: "This day, while I was at dinner at Governor Strong's, my son Ralph Waldo was born"
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a smart kid, who grew up among many books and was sent to school before he was three years old. Unfortunately, when Ralph was only eight years old, his father died. Mrs. Emerson as a widow received $500 a year for seven years and occupied the parish house for three years...