Emerson - In the Woods CarvingABOUT THIS CARVING Full Inscription: In the woods we return to reason and faith. Emerson Origins: If you have ever noticed a certain inner joy when spending time in the great outdoors, then this carving is for you! We connected with this great thought of Emerson in the words of his essay Nature and we present them here so you may do the same: "In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is

Source: Farewell Speech

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent

Full Inscription: Government of the people

The lettering is a Spencerian script

it can be difficult to keep to the right path and we like this carving as a strong

Full Inscription: A well regulated Militia

Our carving is of arguably his most well known verse from one of his most famous poems

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this William Morris inspired carving is one of our most complex and personally gratifying designs

Further interpretations we will leave to others —but this statement is almost always the starting point of discussions regarding the right to keep and bear arms

Origins: We used an old Roman stone-carving letter style befitting the formality and timelessness of Thoreau's thought and coupled it with a torch

a professor of Greek studies at Oxford became a recognized Plato authority — often translating Plato’s works during his vacations