North of Boston
About this book
From the book:SOMETHING there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where they have left not one stone on a stone, But they would have the rabbit out of hiding, To please the yelping dogs. The gaps I mean, No one has seen them made or heard them made, But at spring mending-time we find them there. I let my neighbour know beyond the hill; And on a day we meet to walk the line And set the wall between us once again. We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each. And some are loaves and some so nearly balls We have to use a spell to make them balance: "Stay where you are until our backs are turned!" We wear our fingers rough with handling them. Oh, just another kind of out-door game, One on a side. It comes to little more: There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 49 readers · 141 pages · ≈ 2 h 37 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read North of Boston?
About ≈ 2 h 37 m — 141 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is North of Boston?
141 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is North of Boston?
It sits on the Poetry, Fiction shelves.
Is North of Boston in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Where does North of Boston take place?
It takes place in 20th century.
Who wrote North of Boston?
Robert Frost.
Where can I read North of Boston online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library