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WALDEN WOOD by RALPH WALDO EMERSON

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First Line: IN WALDEN WOOD THE CHICKADEE
Last Line: THEN DRINK IN WALDEN WATER.
Subject(s): WALDEN POND, MASSACHUSETTS;
In Walden wood the chickadee
Runs round the pine & maple tree,
Intent on insect slaughter:
O tufted entomologist!
Devour as many as you list,
Then drink in Walden Water.



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