5 quotes from Thoreau celebrating October

In these five passages from "Autumnal Tints," Henry David Thoreau celebrates October.

3. The Scarlet Oaks

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"If you wish to count the Scarlet Oaks, do it now. In a clear day stand thus on a hill-top in the woods, when the sun is an hour high, and every one within your range of vision, excepting in the west, will be revealed."

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