 Man was not to be associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to tread on, or be buried in — no, it were being too familiar even to let his bones lie there — the home, this, of Necessity...  The Maine Woods - Pagina 71door Henry David Thoreau - 1884 - 328 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1848 - 668 pagina’s
...not for him to tread on, or he horied in, — no, it were heing too familiar even to let his hones lie there — the home this of Necessity and Fate. There was there Ml the presence of a force not bonnd to he kind to man. It was a place for heathenism and snperstitions... | |
 | 1902 - 902 pagina’s
...and Old Night. . . . Man was not to be associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific, — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...there — the home, this, of Necessity and Fate." How responsive is he also to the sights and sounds of the forest ; the thunder storm, the falling of... | |
 | 1910 - 906 pagina’s
...Chaos and Old Night. Man was not to be associated with it. It was matter, vast, terrific — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...there — the home, this, of Necessity and Fate." Photograph by K. W . 1'routy WESTERLY END OF PLATEAU, MT. KATAHDIN, SHOWING SNOW DRIFTS JUNE 3, 1908... | |
 | Charles Alden John Farrar - 1884 - 252 pagina’s
...use it if he can. Man was not to bo associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific, — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...— no, it were being too familiar even to let his hones lie there, — the home, this, of Necessity and Fate. There was there felt the presence of a... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1893 - 464 pagina’s
...use it if he can. Man was not to be associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific, — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...— the home, this, of Necessity and Fate. There was clearly felt the presence of a force not bound to be kind to man. It was a place for heathenism and... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1894 - 460 pagina’s
...use it if he can. Man was not to be associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific, — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...— the home, this, of Necessity and Fate. There was clearly felt the presence of a force not bound to be kind to man. It was a place for heathenism and... | |
 | Paul Elmer More - 1904 - 272 pagina’s
...and inhuman. . ". . Man was not to be associated with it. It was matter, vast, terrific, — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...there, — the home, this, of Necessity and Fate." After reading Byron's invocation to the Alps as the palaces of Nature; or the ethereal mountain scenes... | |
 | James Cloyd Bowman, Louis Ignatius Bredvold, LeRoy Bethuel Greenfield, Bruce Weirick - 1915 - 518 pagina’s
...and inhuman. . . . Man was not to be associated with it. It was matter, vast, terrific, — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to...there, — the home, this, of Necessity and Fate." After reading Byron's invocation to the Alps as the palaces of Nature; or the ethereal mountain scenes... | |
 | Brooks Atkinson - 1927 - 186 pagina’s
...Matter, vast, terrific — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to tread on, or to be buried in — no, it were being too familiar even...— the home, this, of Necessity and Fate. There was clearly felt the presence of a force not bound to be kind to man. It was a place for heathenism and... | |
 | Brooks Atkinson - 1927 - 182 pagina’s
...may use it if he can. Man was not to be associated with it. It was Matter, vast, terrific — not his Mother Earth that we have heard of, not for him to tread on, or to be buried in — no, it were being too familiar even to let his bones lie there — the home, this,... | |
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