the Thoreau Log. 29 August 1838. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: Here on top of Nawshawtuct, this mild August afternoon, I can discern no deformed thing. The profane hay-makers in yonder meadow are yet the hay-makers of poetry,—forsooth Faustus and Amyntas (Journal, 1:57). Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862