Well, we are safe and strong, for now we sit Beside a hearth where no … — Walden

Walden — Henry David Thoreau

Well, we are safe and strong, for now we sit Beside a hearth where no dim shadows flit, Where nothing cheers nor saddens, but a fire Warms feet and hands--nor does to more aspire; By whose compact utilitarian heap The present may sit down and go to sleep, Nor fear the ghosts who from the dim past walked, And with us by the unequal light of the old wood fire talked."

Place: ¶441
License: Public domain · Source
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