—fromWalden (Chapter2)
HenryDavidThoreau
[1] WhenfirstItookupmyabodeinthewoods, thatis, begantospendmynightsaswellasdaysthere, which, byaccident, wasonIndependenceDay, ortheFourthofJuly, 1845, myhousewasnotfinishedforwinter, butwasmerelyadefenceagainsttherain, withoutplasteringorchimney, thewallsbeingofrough, weather-stainedboards, withwidechinks, , especiallyinthemorning, whenitstimbersweresaturatedwithdew, , , fittoentertainatravellinggod, , bearingthebrokenstrains, orcelestialpartsonly, , thepoemofcreationisuninterrupted; .
[2] TheonlyhouseIhadbeentheownerofbefore, ifIexceptaboat, wasatent, whichIusedoccasionallywhenmakingexcursionsinthesummer, andthisisstillrolledupinmygarret; buttheboat, afterpassingfromhandtohand, , , soslightlyclad, wasasortofcrystallizationaroundme, , , , “Anabodewithoutbirdsislikeameatwithoutseasoning.” Suchwasnotmyabode, forIfoundmyselfsuddenlyneighbortothebirds; notbyhavingimprisonedone, , buttothosesmallerandmorethrillingsongstersoftheforestwhichnever, orrarely, serenadeavillager — thewoodthrush, theveery, thescarlettanager, thefieldsparrow, thewhip-poor-will, andmanyothers.
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