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has many realistic and symbolic links to other early poems: the "old stagedriver" to "Occupations," river

Cold dash of waves at the ferry-wharf, posh and ice in the river, half-frozen mud in the streets, A gray

Cold dash of waves at the ferry-wharf, posh and ice in the river, half-frozen mud in the streets, A gray

references to North and South and the key references to the Allegheny Mountains and the Mississippi River

years—after chastity, friendship, procreation, prudence, and nakedness; After treading ground and breasting river

their tiny leaves, without the actual camp and hospital and army sights from '62 to '5 rushing like a river

Through Fourteenth street to the river, and then over the Long Bridge, and some three miles beyond, is

Still sweeping the eye around down the river toward Alexandria, we see, to the right, the locality where

that, therefore, there is a constancy to human experience that transcends time:To think that the rivers

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W. said—"Yes—I was out—down to the river. I met the girls—Aggie—her friend.

It is almost a part of Philadelphia where I live on the opposite side of the Delaware river.

I envy the man out-of-doors—the boatman in the river, the carter with his team, the farmer at his plough—the

I mailed it over the river later on.

Went over the river with Donaldson, who had brought W. fruit and wine and taken away with him the ten

His dinner that day was generous and he ate it all.Progress in removal of the islands in the river slow

clutched him by the arm, and poured out the greatest singing you ever heard—it poured like a raging river

population is 1,500,000—almost everybody well-drest, and appearing to have enough—then the splendid river

Then Ed can go right across the river and have it sent."

His thirst to see the river is great—spoke of it again.

We did not go to the river today—we went out—not towards the country—about the City Hall—in that direction

but two things now from which I derive any satisfaction—Julian and that bit of land up there on the river

country through which the Continental Road passes in the States, (then names,) the fauna, mountains, rivers

Had sat in his chair here on the river bank and noted across there great buildings new to his eye—"undoubtedly

It was a tablet placed on the First Unitarian Church, across the river. There were speeches by C.C.

great discomfort, going out in the hottest hour—prefers his chair "in the cool of the evening—by the river

Winter is in full blast up here and the river snores and groans like a weary sleeper.With much love,John

W. said: "We have been down to the river again—and it was so fine!—so full!

Washington is a broad, magnificent place naturally—avenues, spaces, vistas, environing hills, rivers,

When I spoke of the beauty of the river at sunset he remarked: "Ah!

it is good to be with the river—good: the river mends us: is good for many things more than one thing

"I was out a long time today—it was mild—sweet: we went to the river—saw it go past—the sky above—across

W. now just back from his trip to the river. Evening beautiful. Was out of doors in chair.

life down there—how "native" it seemed to him—of "the insect life—life of birds, animals, clouds, rivers

, "It is beautiful, masterful—yes, as you say, has an Indian flavor, almost—fresh odors of woods, rivers

Parkhurst across the river, has studied Millet some and lectures about him, illustrating the talks.

Of one of these, the America, I asked W., but he did not know it: "It must have been a North River boat—the

there are no wonders anywhere greater than the wonders you see right over your head as you cross the river

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[Through you I drain the pent-up of rivers]

journeying to live and sing there; Of the Western Sea—of the spread inland between it and the spinal river

journeying to live and sing there; Of the Western Sea—of the spread inland between it and the spinal river

rear'dst him in on thy fresh & ample prairies, and on the breasts of thy great, fresh, musical flowing rivers

In addition to Walden (1854), Thoreau's major works include A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

It has the aspect then of a river, not a lake; and at this point there is no snow—the ice being heaped

up into enormous ridges & pinnacles like a river when there is a long reach of rapids, only in the glacier

The wild, tossing confusion of the ice-river contrasted strangely with the absolute stillness and immoveability

Mother, you have no idea of the splendor and the comfort of these western river steam-boats.

We expect to get as far as Cairo to night on the Mississipi river.

Bill sent me a young mocking bird—his home is at a small town on the red-river in La. but he is running

works are going along pretty well although just at this moment we are in ill-luck consequent upon the river

having risen and overflowed our cofferdam and thereby stopped progress on the river work.

For the last three weeks the river has been just on the verge of overflowing us—the consequence was that

keep it out of the dam—the foundations are from 25 to 30 feet under the surface of the water in the river

and I felt it would make bad work to be drowned out  It would (the river) go up to within just a few

done that, And Lee as you say must have been badly hurt or he would never let Hooker come across the river

have a trip or two of that kind this fall I went a few weeks ago on a little sail up and down the river

and follow it for two or three miles as it passes B—that is except at the points at the mouth of the river

Just now it is all emptied into the river that flows through the city and the deposit has become so great

that in the summer it is terribly offensive to those who live along the edge of the river I shall be

help us and We can Wipe the Cavalry if mead Will lookout for the infantry the rebs is coming over the river

You can walk out toward the suburbs, or cross the river, or even promenade the flagged sidewalks, with

Or, if you prefer, you can take a bath in the river. Then sleep is such a pleasure, these nights!

hour, Darkness, dreariness, pain Homesickness, leaden rain Blood, our heroe's blood poured forth in rivers