Walden and Other Writings
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: July 12, 1977
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780394604213
First sentence: The Musketaquid, or Grass-ground River, though probably as old as the Nile or Euphrates, did not begin to have a place in civilized history, until the fame of its grassy meadows and its fish attracted settlers out of England in 1635, when it received the other but kindred name of CONCORD from the first plantation on its banks, which appears to have been commenced in a spirit of peace and harmony.