For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-… — Walden

Walden — Henry David Thoreau

For many years I was self-appointed inspector of snow-storms and rain-storms, and did my duty faithfully; surveyor, if not of highways, then of forest paths and all across-lot routes, keeping them open, and ravines bridged and passable at all seasons, where the public heel had testified to their utility.

Place: ¶61
License: Public domain · Source
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