Henry David Thoreau: I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this way and that, their links Were made so loo

I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this wa — Henry David Thoreau

I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together, Dangling this way and that, their links Were made so loose and wide, Methinks, For milder weather.

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