What does Thoreau mean when he says, “As for work, we haven’t any of any consequence” (para. 3)? What is his definition of work?

Thoreau means when he says the line “as for work, we haven’t any of any consequence” is all work that we do is trivial and meaningless. He also means that there is not any work of importance, it is all trivial and meaningless. Henry David Thoreau is an essayist, historian, surveyor, naturalist, tax resister, philosopher, and poet.

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The correct answer is option D) show that nature can be harsh and unfeeling.

Explanation:

At the end of the fourth stanza of the poem Sea Lullaby written by Elinor Wylie, the phrase "for a joke" refers to the fact that nature has no regrets for that murdered child. As if it were a joke for her. "She choked him and beat him to death, for a joke."

The sea, in all its greatness dragged him and hit him with its waves.

Another form of insensitivity is when the author says "Now in silence she lingers, Beside him all night, To wash her long fingers, In silvery light.”.