The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

Bridge Build Earth Gets His Length Man Materials Middle-Aged Moon Palace Temple Them To The Moon Together Youth

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