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rained　flesh　and　blood！　　With　the　liability　to　accident；　we　must　see

how　little　account　is　to　be　made　of　it。　　The　impression　made　on　a

wise　man　is　that　of　universal　innocence。　　Poison　is　not　poisonous

after　all；　nor　are　any　wounds　fatal。　　Compassion　is　a　very　untenable

ground。　　It　must　be　expeditious。　　Its　pleadings　will　not　bear　to　be

stereotyped。

　　　　Early　in　May；　the　oaks；　hickories；　maples；　and　other　trees；　just

putting　out　amidst　the　pine　woods　around　the　pond；　imparted　a

brightness　like　sunshine　to　the　landscape；　especially　in　cloudy

days；　as　if　the　sun　were　breaking　through　mists　and　shining　faintly

on　the　hillsides　here　and　there。　　On　the　third　or　fourth　of　May　I

saw　a　loon　in　the　pond；　and　during　the　first　week　of　the　month　I

heard　the　whip…poor…will；　the　brown　thrasher；　the　veery；　the　wood

pewee；　the　chewink；　and　other　birds。　　I　had　heard　the　wood　thrush

long　before。　　The　phoebe　had　already　come　once　more　and　looked　in　at

my　door　and　window；　to　see　if　my　house　was　cavern…like　enough　for

her；　sustaining　herself　on　humming　wings　with　clinched　talons；　as　if

she　held　by　the　air；　while　she　surveyed　the　premises。　　The

sulphur…like　pollen　of　the　pitch　pine　soon　covered　the　pond　and　the

stones　and　rotten　wood　along　the　shore；　so　that　you　could　have

collected　a　barrelful。　　This　is　the　〃sulphur　showers〃　we　bear　of。

Even　in　Calidas'　drama　of　Sacontala；　we　read　of　〃rills　dyed　yellow

with　the　golden　dust　of　the　lotus。〃　　And　so　the　seasons　went　rolling

on　into　summer；　as　one　rambles　into　higher　and　higher　grass。

　　　　Thus　was　my　first　year's　life　in　the　woods　completed；　and　the

second　year　was　similar　to　it。　　I　finally　left　Walden　September　6th；

1847。