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Ah, the beauty of this last hour of the day—when a power stills the air and smooths all waters and all minds—that partakes of the light of the day an… - Henry David Thoreau
" "Ah, the beauty of this last hour of the day—when a power stills the air and smooths all waters and all minds—that partakes of the light of the day and the stillness of the night!
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About Henry David Thoreau
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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