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| Drawing of Thoreau by his Quaker friend, Daniel Ricketson |
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has been the lot of but few, dear Henry, to extract so much from life as you
have done. Although you number fewer years than many who have lived wisely
before you, yet I know of no one, either in the past or present times, who has
drank so deeply from the sempiternal spring of truth and knowledge, or who in
the poetry and beauty of every-day life has enjoyed more or contributed more to
the happiness of others. Truly you have not lived in vain – your works, and
above all, your brave and truthful life, will become a precious treasure to
those whose happiness it has been to have known you, and wo will continue to
uphold though with feebler hands the fresh and instructive philosophy you have
taught them. . .
Ever faithfully yours, Dan’l Ricketson
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