We admire Chaucer for his sturdy English wit.... But though it is full of good sense and humanity, it is not transcendent poetry.For picturesque description of persons it is, perhaps, without a parallel in English poetry; yet it is essentially humorous, as the loftiest genius never is.
Henry David ThoreauHow sweet it would be to treat men and things, for an hour, for just what they are!
Henry David ThoreauThe true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening.
Henry David Thoreau