At present, in this vicinity, the best part of the land is not - TopicsExpress



          

At present, in this vicinity, the best part of the land is not private property; the landscape is not owned, and the walker enjoys comparative freedom. But possibly the day will come when it will be partitioned off into so-called pleasure-grounds, in which a few will take a narrow and exclusive pleasure only--when fences shall be multiplied, and man-traps and other engines invented to confine men to the PUBLIC road, and walking over the surface of Gods earth shall be construed to mean trespassing on some gentlemans grounds. To enjoy a thing exclusively is commonly to exclude yourself from the true enjoyment of it. Let us improve our opportunities, then, before the evil days come. Henri David Thoreau...
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 03:30:08 +0000

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