The fifty poems here brought together under the title ‘Poems of Nature’ are perhaps two-thirds of those which Thoreau preserved. Many of them were printed by him, in whole or in part, among his early contributions to Emerson’s Dial, or in his own two volumes, The Week and Walden, which were all that were issued in his lifetime. Others were given to Mr. Sanborn for publication, by Sophia Thoreau, the year after her brother’s death (several appeared in the Boston Commonwealth in 1863); or have been furnished from time to time by Mr. Blake, his literary executor.
Most of Thoreau’s poems were composed early in his life, before his twenty-sixth year, - Summary by from Introduction, Henry S. Salt and Frank B. Sanborn,
Chapters
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Introduction Read by Larry Wilson 10:07
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Inspiration Read by Larry Wilson 4:07
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Sic Vita Read by Larry Wilson 1:53
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The Fisher’s Boy Read by Larry Wilson 1:08
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The Atlantides Read by Larry Wilson 2:13
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The Aurora of Guido Read by Larry Wilson 1:04
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Sympathy Read by Larry Wilson 2:58
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Friendship Read by Larry Wilson 2:30
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True Kindness Read by Larry Wilson 0:31
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To the Maiden in the East Read by Larry Wilson 2:31
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Free Love Read by Larry Wilson 0:56
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Rumors from an Æolian Harp Read by Larry Wilson 0:58
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Lines Read by Larry Wilson 1:12
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Stanzas Read by Larry Wilson 1:56
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A River Scene Read by Larry Wilson 1:39
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River Song Read by Larry Wilson 0:48
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Some Tumultuous Little Rill Read by Larry Wilson 0:43
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Boat Song Read by Larry Wilson 0:37
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To My Brother Read by Larry Wilson 1:40
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Stanzas Read by Larry Wilson 1:09
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The Inward Morning Read by Larry Wilson 1:40
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Greece Read by Larry Wilson 0:52
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The Funeral Bell Read by Larry Wilson 0:59
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The Summer Rain Read by Larry Wilson 2:35
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Mist Read by Larry Wilson 0:47
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Smoke Read by Larry Wilson 0:50
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Haze Read by Larry Wilson 0:58
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The Moon Read by Larry Wilson 0:58
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The Vireo Read by Larry Wilson 0:28
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The Poet's Day Read by Larry Wilson 0:50
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Lines Read by Larry Wilson 0:51
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Nature's Child Read by Larry Wilson 0:52
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The Fall of the Leaf Read by Larry Wilson 3:24
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Smoke in the Winter Read by Larry Wilson 1:44
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Winter Memories Read by Larry Wilson 1:48
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Stanzas Written at Walden Read by Larry Wilson 1:49
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The Thaw Read by Larry Wilson 0:41
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A Winter Scene Read by Larry Wilson 1:04
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The Crow Read by Larry Wilson 0:51
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To a Stray Fowl Read by Larry Wilson 1:35
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Mountains Read by Larry Wilson 4:03
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The Respectable Folks Read by Larry Wilson 1:01
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Poverty Read by Larry Wilson 1:09
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Conscience Read by Larry Wilson 2:01
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Pilgrims Read by Larry Wilson 1:00
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The Departure Read by Larry Wilson 2:00
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Independence Read by Larry Wilson 1:25
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Ding Dong Read by Larry Wilson 1:14
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My Prayer Read by Larry Wilson 1:04
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