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Good‐Bye
Good‐Bye, poem by Emerson, written in 1823 and published in The Western Messenger (1839). In couplets of four‐stress lines, it is an early expression of the theme of Nature. The poet rejects the traditional institutions of the “proud world,” in favor of “going home” to the untrammeled solitude of nature, where “man in the bush with God may meet.”
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Good‐Bye." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Good‐Bye." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-GoodBye.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Good‐Bye." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-GoodBye.html |
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good-bye
good-bye XVI. Early forms God be wy you, God buy'ye, God b'uy, Godbuy, contr. of phr. God be with you or ye, with later substitution of good for God, after good day (XIII), good night (XIV).
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T. F. HOAD. "good-bye." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "good-bye." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-goodbye.html T. F. HOAD. "good-bye." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-goodbye.html |
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