I am a parcel of vain strivings tied By a chance bond together...
— Henry David Thoreau
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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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• "I am a parcel of vain strivings tied", st. 1 (1841)
• Source: Wikiquote: "Henry David Thoreau" (Quotes)
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