tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post114708733675339070..comments2023-05-31T09:43:17.901+01:00Comments on The Blog of Henry David Thoreau: Thoreau's Journal: 08-May-1857Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-1147143782399928162006-05-09T04:03:00.000+01:002006-05-09T04:03:00.000+01:00sorry CT (& Henry)thanks DonWsorry CT (& Henry)<BR/><BR/>thanks DonWson rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737522883393951466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-1147140854802407832006-05-09T03:14:00.000+01:002006-05-09T03:14:00.000+01:00Thanks for clearing that up, Don.I'm really enjoyi...Thanks for clearing that up, Don.<BR/><BR/>I'm really enjoying this blog. Even the mistranscriptions have a charm. :)ControlThishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147181370063722245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-1147140229369022672006-05-09T03:03:00.000+01:002006-05-09T03:03:00.000+01:00Greg transcribed the short piece from Thoreau's Ma...Greg transcribed the short piece from Thoreau's May 8, 1857 journal omitting "had". Thoreau said, "Within a week I have had made a pair of corduroy pants..." <BR/>Thoreau goes on about the social dress code of his day and, as a naturalist observing wildlife, how well he blends in with earth tones.donwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704603747961501770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-1147128725655736992006-05-08T23:52:00.000+01:002006-05-08T23:52:00.000+01:00Hey, I don't know what's wierder. That a blog was ...Hey, I don't know what's wierder. That a blog was created for this guy or the fact that I'm writing a paper about this guy the same day you wrote this entry. Wonder how Thoreau would look at it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609830.post-1147105869617657732006-05-08T17:31:00.000+01:002006-05-08T17:31:00.000+01:00Confusing."I have made". Did he sew them? Why no...Confusing.<BR/><BR/>"I have made". Did he sew them? Why not say "sew"?<BR/><BR/>Did he consult with the tailor before he sewed them? Or did he have a Concord tailor sew them?<BR/><BR/>I can picture Thoreau pumping the tailor for information, how the pants will be sewn, then virtuously declaring he will sew them himself.ControlThishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147181370063722245noreply@blogger.com