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Literary notes about Farm (AI summary)

The word "farm" in literature often serves as a multifaceted symbol, evoking images of simplicity, tradition, and the intimate connection between humans and the land. In narratives ranging from frontier hardships as depicted by Moodie ([1]) to the nostalgic recollections of rural childhood in Anderson’s tales ([2], [3]), the farm becomes both a literal setting and a metaphor for a way of life defined by hard work and the rhythms of nature. Historical and classical texts, such as those by Snorri Sturluson ([4], [5]) and Livy ([6]), use the term to reference not only the cultivation of land but also to underline social and economic practices, while later writings by Jefferson ([7], [8], [9], [10]) employ "farm" in discussions of practicality and productivity. This varied use underscores the farm’s role as a microcosm of society—an enduring symbol that continues to evoke both physical labor and a deep, enduring tie to one’s roots.
  1. They were to live in the little shanty that we had just left, and work the farm.
    — from Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie
  2. He intended to go back to the farm and to his grandfather, but lost his way and for hours he wandered weeping and frightened on country roads.
    — from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson
  3. He had always been extraordinarily alive when he was a small boy on the farm and later when he was a young man in school.
    — from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson
  4. And he did so, and sat quietly at home on his farm.
    — from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
  5. Then they carried him on board, and went to a farm called Saeheimrud, where they landed.
    — from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
  6. Quintius Cincinnatus called from the cultivation of his farm in the country, made dictator, and appointed to conduct the war against the Æquans.
    — from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy
  7. EXPERIMENTS ON CLOVER-SOILS FROM BURCOTT LODGE FARM, LEIGHTON BUZZARD.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  8. I would, therefore, observe: “1. Perfectly fresh farm yard manure contains but a small proportion of free ammonia.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  9. The following is the table: CONTENTS OF THE MASS OF MANURE, SPREAD OUT IN FARM-YARD, AND EXPOSED TO RAIN, ETC.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  10. He has taken a run-down farm, and a year ago last spring he plowed up ten acres of a field, and sowed it to barley and oats.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson

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