HENRY D. THOREAU,
AUTHOR OF "A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS,
"WALDEN," "EXCURSIONS," "THE MAINE WOODS,"
Principium erit mirari omnia, etiam tritissima,
Medium est calamo committere visa et utilia,
Finis erit naturam adcuratius adlineare, quam alius [si possumus].