...an ideal foundation. He was a protestant a I'outrance, and few lives contain so many renunciations. He was bred to no profession ; he never married ;...tobacco; and, though a naturalist, he used neither trap nor gun. He chose, wisely, no doubt, for himself, to be the bachelor of thought and Nature. He...

...an ideal foundation. He was a protestant it routrance, and few lives contain so many renunciations. He was bred to no profession ; he never married ;...tobacco; and, though a naturalist, he used neither trap nor gun. He chose, wisely, no doubt, for himself, to be the bachelor of thought and Nature. He...

...singular compound. " He was a protestant a I'outrance, and few lives contain so many renunciations. He was bred to no profession ; he never married ;...refused to pay a tax to the State ; he ate no flesh, drank no wine, never used tobacco ; and though a naturalist, he used iieither trap nor gun." And yet...

...nature, but was all improved and sharpened to a point. " He was bred to no profession," says Emerson ; " he never married ; he lived alone ; he never went...tobacco ; and. though a naturalist, he used neither trap nor gun. When asked at dinner what dish he preferred, he answered, ' The nearest.'" So many negative...

...nature, but was all improved and sharpened to a point. " He was bred to no profession," says Emerson ;" he never married; he lived alone; he never went to...use of tobacco ; and, though a naturalist, he used neilher trap uor gun. When asked at dinner what dish he preferred, he answered, ' The nearest.' " So...

...land surveyor, but he followed the profession only when it suited his convenience. He did not marry ; he never went to church ; he never voted ; he refused to pay taxes ; he sought no society ; he declined companions when they were in his way, aud when he had anything...

...nature, but was all improved and sharpened to a point. " He was bred to no profession," says Emerson ; " he never married ; he lived alone ; he never went...he drank no wine, he never knew the use of tobacco ; K and, though a naturalist, he used neither trap nor gun. When asked at dinner what dish he preferred,...

...introduction, from which we take the following (sometimes slightly abridged) sentences : — " Thoreau was bred to no profession ; he never married ; he...; he never voted ; he refused to pay a tax to the States ; he ate no flesh, he drank no wine, he never knew the use of tobacco ; and, though a naturalist,...

...introduction, from which we take the following (sometimes slightly abridged) sentences : — " Thorenu was bred to no profession ; he never married ; he...went to church ; he never voted ; he refused to pay n tax to the States ; he ate no flesh, he drank no wine, he never knew the use of tobacco ; and, though...

...he lived alone ; he never went to church ; he never voted ; he refused to pay a tax to the States ; he ate no flesh, he drank no wine, he never knew the...tobacco ; and, though a naturalist, he used neither trap nor gun. ... He had no temptations to fight against, no appetites, no passions. . . . The bachelor...