"A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure."
Showing posts with label Henry David Thoreau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry David Thoreau. Show all posts
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Henry David Thoreau...
"A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure."
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Henry David Thoreau...
"A sentence should read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow
deep and straight to the end."
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