What youth or maiden conspires with the wild luxuriant beauty of Natur…

Henry David Thoreau
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What youth or maiden conspires with the wild luxuriant beauty of Nature? She flourishes most alone, far from the towns where they reside. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2009). Walden, p.130, Cosimo, Inc.
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What youth or maiden conspires with the wild luxuriant beauty of Nature? She flourishes most alone, far from the towns where they reside. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2009). Walden, p.130, Cosimo, Inc.

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