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The Deeds of king and meanest hedger

by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

The deeds of king and meanest hedger,
Stand side by side in heaven's ledger.




Quotes of the Day

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
• Stendhal


Poems of the Day
  • Patience Worth
    My Gift
    by Patience Worth
    In my hand is a flaming torch! The day is no part of mine, Save that it knock at my heart. I have retreated, becoming a communer With things as they are, unlit By man's contamination.