What is "The Park" by Ralph Waldo Emerson about?

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The prosperous and beautiful
To me seem not to wear
The yoke of conscience masterful,
Which galls me everywhere.

He see that those that have wealth and beauty do not seem to have a conscience and it really bothers him.

I cannot shake off the god;
On my neck he makes his seat;
I look at my face in the glass,
My eyes his eye-balls meet.

He is looking at himself in the mirror and sees himself as a judge or someone with the responsiblity of pointing out the evils he sees.

Enchanters! enchantresses!
Your gold makes you seem wise:
The morning mist within your grounds
More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

The wealthy and beautiful are compared to enchanters and enchantresses. Their wealth casts spells over people whose judgement has been clouded by the wealth and beauty. People do not seem to see them for what they really are...people without morals.

Yet spake yon purple mountain,
Yet said yon ancient wood,
That night or day, that love or crime
Lead all souls to the Good.

He seems to back off on his harsh critism here and decides that his theology says that all will be led to the Good (God/Heaven?) in the end.

This is my interpretation and may be totally wrong. Since I am not the author and do not know the author, I can only interpret the words as to what they mean to me.

Hope this helps.