Henry David Thoreau21 October 1839 – 27 October 183922 October 1839Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.Other diaries for 22 October ↗⁂Earlier entries16 September 1839 – 22 September 1839Later entries4 November 1839 – 10 November 1839