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'Tis very fit the ambrosia of the gods

by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

'Tis very fit the ambrosia of the gods
Should be a weed on earth. As nectar is
The morning dew with which we wet our shoes
For the gods are simple folks and we should pine
Upon their humble fare




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