The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient recti…

Henry David Thoreau
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The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background, where the pine flourishes and the jay still screams. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2014). A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers (Annotated Edition), p.142, Jazzybee Verlag
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