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the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.
what does this passage from walden by henry david thoreau literally mean?

rich and poor alike can enjoy the wonders of nature.
people are always where they need to be in life.
it is better to be rich than to be poor.
rich and poor alike can enjoy love and friendship.