Let me see man a-farming, a-hunting, a-fishing, a-walking, … - Henry David Thoreau

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Let me see man a-farming, a-hunting, a-fishing, a-walking, —anything but a-shopping.

Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau (12 July 1817 – 6 May 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

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Birth Name: David Henry Thoreau

Alternative Names: Thoreau • Henry D. Thoreau • Henry Thoreau

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Let me see man a-farming, a-hunting, a-fishing, a-walking, —anything but a-shopping. - Henry David Thoreau

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