"I serve you not, if you I follow,
Shadowlike, o'er hill and hollow;
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Vainly valiant, you have missed
The manhood that should yours resist."
Probably most Americans, if asked to explain the relevancy of the title of Emerson's poem 'Guy,' would be unable to answer offhand. The verses celebrate the lucky man:--
"The common waters fell
As costly wine into his well.
The zephyr in his garden rolled
From plum-trees vegetable gold.