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THOREAU.

A prince he was, yet scorning princely ways,

A priest of nature, simple and sincere,

To whom the wild free things were far more dear

Than trammeling honors gathered of the days

That only served to show him some new phase

In life of flower and tree; whose greatest cheer

Came when the seasons changed and he would hear

The blue bird’s note or see the woods ablaze.

Though joining not in endless race with men,

And caring not to lift life’s heavy load;—

Of quiet life, of solitude though fond,

I love to read the thoughts traced by his pen,

And fancy that I walk Marlborough road

Or rest with him by peaceful Walden pond.

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