Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff PrudenceTheme no poet gladly sung, Fair to old and foul to young; Scorn not thou the love of parts, And the articles of arts. Grandeur of the perfect sphere Thanks the atoms that cohere. Brewer's: Fire Worship Elements and Mottoes .com/t/poetry/emerson-poems/prudence.html Sources Our Common Sources