Louisa May AlcottI wish I had a horse; then I could run for miles in this splendid air, and not lose my breath." Jo
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Henry David Thoreau said, "I wish I had a horse; then I could run for miles in this splendid air, and not lose my breath." Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, historian, philosopher, writer, abolitionist, lecturer, poet, and co-founder of Concord Academy. He has been described as the first prominent American to practice the lifestyle of voluntary simplicity or retreat from the world. He is best known for his book Walden , which describes his two-year stay in a cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts.
Source: Little Women
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