Author and philosopher active in the transcendental movement and Brook Farm experiment. AQS on a 6.25 x 4 off-white card. Emerson pens a rousing transcendental exultation. In full, “Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore - Justice after as before - And he who battles on her side, God, though he were ten times slain, Crowns him victor glorified - Victory over death and pain. Forever.” Signed at the bottom, “R. Waldo Emerson, Concord, Massts, June, ‘77.” In fine condition, with a couple light creases to the top corners. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
