... starts out the poem with "Bring me wine, but wine which never grew". This to me expresses his need to thirst for things, which were true and solid. Truth is a reoccurring theme in many of Emerson's literary works. He wants knowledge, but things that have never been thought of before, ideas not yet conceived and put forth into motion in the world ... ...

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... , and devoted the remaining months to writing and observation. Both authors' introverted lifestyles and disregard for common comforts allowed them time to reflect on themselves and their surroundings. Nature is a reoccurring theme between Thoreau and Han-Shan. They both share a deep appreciation that could only be achieved through a complete submersion within it. I frequently tramped eight to ten miles through the deepest snow ... ...

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