The Readers' Thoreau | Harris Schwab | Activity https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/members/harryschwab/activity/ Activity feed for Harris Schwab. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:38:04 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 71c46f69a8bf44b7fdd61a989576f7c3 Harris Schwab left a comment on a post SIM 1-15 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/slavery/slavery-in-massachusetts/sim-1-15/#comment-20 Fri, 04 May 2018 10:40:51 -0500 Thoreau’s early paragraphs in “Slavery in Massachusetts” are quite interesting. Naturally, one would think a piece on slavery by a known abolitionist would start with (or at least include near the beginning) a […]

]]> 0 14bb66dfefb6172defd93f65557b2313 Harris Schwab left a comment on a post SIM 1-15 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/slavery/slavery-in-massachusetts/sim-1-15/#comment-19 Fri, 04 May 2018 10:39:32 -0500 Thoreau’s early paragraphs in “Slavery in Massachusetts” are quite interesting. Naturally, one would think a piece on slavery by a known abolitionist would start with (or at least include near the beginning) a […]

]]> 0 bd783260b039b413be984e17470db179 Harris Schwab left a comment on a post SIM 46-50 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/slavery/slavery-in-massachusetts/sim-46-50/#comment-18 Fri, 04 May 2018 09:39:22 -0500 [Slavery and servility have produced no sweet-scented flower annually, to charm the senses of men]

I find it fascinating how throughout “Slavery in Massachusetts” we can find instances of Thoreau going off on […]

]]> 0 88be7374bd2eaa442dacdb0388d977f1 Harris Schwab left a comment on a post SIM 16-30 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/slavery/slavery-in-massachusetts/sim-16-30/#comment-17 Fri, 04 May 2018 09:25:29 -0500 [We are not a religious people, but we are a nation of politicians. We do not care for the Bible, but we do care for the newspaper.]

This is another extremely bold statement by Thoreau. Yes, throughout its […]

]]> 0 07559ff62c6a4f654f3cadf3e3e5049e Harris Schwab left a comment on a post SIM 16-30 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/slavery/slavery-in-massachusetts/sim-16-30/#comment-16 Fri, 04 May 2018 09:13:38 -0500 [I believe that, in this country, the press exerts a greater and a more pernicious influence than the Church did in its worst period.]

Upon reading this passage, I was shocked, but after rereading it I saw he […]

]]> 0 e1048b456980623968013b5a420dc9bc Harris Schwab left a comment on a post SIM 16-30 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/slavery/slavery-in-massachusetts/sim-16-30/#comment-15 Fri, 04 May 2018 08:45:03 -0500 [with Hindoo mercy avoid treading on every venomous reptile]

This line reminds me of Thoreau’s mention of Hindoo philosophers and other ancient thinkers in “Economy” in Walden. In “Economy,” Thoreau praises […]

]]> 0 6640ace431a5ea5b0cc02bf54d7a13be Harris Schwab left a comment on a post Visitors 1-11 in the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/walden/visitors/visitors-1-11/#comment-4707 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:11:46 -0500 This seems to counter Schulz’ claim that Thoreau was misanthropic. Apparently, he loved to sit with others in the social bar-room. This sounds like the opposite of misanthropy, but it is obviously biased as it […]

]]> 0 6be294cde8d63c52f5b0addc3f755190 Harris Schwab joined the group General Discussion https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/activity/p/36427/ Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:10:25 -0500 0 a70dcd7a5ed69d13f5b3aff609182caa Harris Schwab became a registered member https://commons.digitalthoreau.org/activity/p/35849/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:37:58 -0500 0