The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating…

Henry David Thoreau
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The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating than any wine they tell of. The mite which November contributes becomes equal in value to the bounty of July. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, p.347, Yale University Press
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