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Jones Very (August 28, 1813 – May 8, 1880) was an American poet, essayist, clergymen, and mystic associated with the American Transcendentalism movement. He was known as a scholar of William Shakespeare and many of his poems were Shakespearean sonnets. He was well-known and respected amongst the Transcendentalists, though he had a mental breakdown early in his career.

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Quote Left The hand and foot that stir not, they shall find Sooner than all the rightful place to go; Quote Right
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Quote Left They borrow words for thoughts they cannot feel, That with a seeming heart their tongue may speak;... Quote Right
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Quote Left I see them,—crowd on crowd they walk the earth, Dry leafless trees no autumn wind laid bare;... Quote Right
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Quote Left As long as man labors for a physical existence, though an act of necessity almost, he is yet natural; it is life, though that of this world, for which he instinctively works. Quote Right
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