[Flint’s, or Sandy Pond, in Lincoln, our greatest lake and inland sea, lies about a mile east of Walden. It is much larger, being said to contain one hundred and ninety-seven acres, and is more fertile in fish; b […]

[covered for the most part with a firm field of ice. It was a warm day, and he was surprised to see so great a body of ice remaining]

You can see Fair Haven Pond on a map here.

[the pond appeared like a thin crust insulated and floated even by this small sheet of intervening water]

You can see Sudbury on the map here

[Ice is an interesting subject for contemplation. They told me that they had some in the ice-houses at Fresh Pond five years old which was as good as ever. Why is it that a bucket of water soon becomes putrid, but […]