The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and mountain-side, as soon as possible.


The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (ed. 1893)

Henry David Thoreau Quotes

The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and...

The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and...

The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and...

The mission of men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country, from every solitary beaver swamp and...