. Through the year with Thoreau. I 8 ] October 10, 1858. The simplest and most lump-ish fungus has a peculiar interest to us, comparedwith a mere mass of earth, because it is so obviouslyorganic and related to ourselves, however mute. Itis the expression of an idea; growth according to alaw; matter not dormant, not raw, but inspired,appropriated by spirit. If I take up a handful ofearth, however separately interesting the particlesmay be, their relation to one another appears to bethat of mere juxtaposition generally. I might havethrown them together thus. But the humblest fungusbetrays a life
. Through the year with Thoreau. I 8 ] October 10, 1858. The simplest and most lump-ish fungus has a peculiar interest to us, comparedwith a mere mass of earth, because it is so obviouslyorganic and related to ourselves, however mute. Itis the expression of an idea; growth according to alaw; matter not dormant, not raw, but inspired,appropriated by spirit. If I take up a handful ofearth, however separately interesting the particlesmay be, their relation to one another appears to bethat of mere juxtaposition generally. I might havethrown them together thus. But the humblest fungusbetrays a life akin to my own. It is a successful poemin its kind. There is suggested something superiorto any particle of matter, in the idea or mind whichuses and arranges the particles. Journal, xi, 204. [ 82 ] LANE IN FRONT OF TARBELLS September 4, 1851. The lane in front of Tarbellshouse, which is but Httle worn and appears to leadnowhere, though it has so wide and all-engulfingan opening, suggested that such things might becontrived for
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