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Fun Facts: Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A.S. Rafi:
Thank you apu. I will try to update this thread about Emerson and add more information about other celebrated writers of English Literature.

Shampa Iftakhar:
Your attempts sound very promising and indeed helpful.

Ferdousi Begum:
informative post.

A.S. Rafi:
Thank you for the inspiration. The following fact is depressing:

A.S. Rafi:
He Outlived His Mind


Sadly, Emerson, who was known in his youth for his sharp wit and impressive intellect, lost his memory as he got older. He was consistently late for appointments and became so forgetful that he did not even remember the name of his dear friend Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he attended Longfellow's funeral. His lack of memory sometimes caused him to forget his own name and details of his life. Emerson stopped appearing in public in 1879 and died three years later at his home in Concord, Massachusetts.

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