Such is oftenest the young man's introduction to the forest, and the most original part of himself. He goes thither at first as a ...hunter and fisher, until at last, if he has the seeds of a better life in him, he distinguishes his proper objects, as a poet or naturalist it may be, and leaves the gun and fish-pole behind. The mass of men are still and always young in this respect.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As I came home through the woods with my string of fish, trailing my pole, it being now quite dark, I caught a glimpse of a woodch...uck stealing across my path, and felt a strange thrill of savage delight, and was strongly tempted to seize and devour him raw; not that I was hungry then, except for that wildness which he represented.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The discovery of the North Pole is one of those realities which could not be avoided. It is the wages which human perseverance pay...s itself when it thinks that something is taking too long. The world needed a discoverer of the North Pole, and in all areas of social activity, merit was less important here than opportunity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »