Prescribed Natural

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    Thoroughly to unfold the labyrinths of the human mind is an arduous task.... In order to dive into those recesses and lay them open to the reader in a striking and intelligible manner, ‘tis necessary to assume a certain freedom in writing, not strictly perhaps within the limits prescribed by rules.
    Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)

    Individuals, like nations, must have suitable broad and natural boundaries, even a considerable neutral ground, between them.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)