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... masses are broken asunder . Such plants are the algae ; and these abound in the swiftest waters . They form a thin stratum of vegetation covering the surfaces of rocks and tim- bers . Its prevailing color is brown , not green . Its ...
... masses are broken asunder . Such plants are the algae ; and these abound in the swiftest waters . They form a thin stratum of vegetation covering the surfaces of rocks and tim- bers . Its prevailing color is brown , not green . Its ...
Page 91
... masses , there are none more beautiful than those of well - grown hemlock . And the closest textures of all are wrought out of the minute , close - laid leaves of the cedars and the arborvita . The red cedar is not among the largest of ...
... masses , there are none more beautiful than those of well - grown hemlock . And the closest textures of all are wrought out of the minute , close - laid leaves of the cedars and the arborvita . The red cedar is not among the largest of ...
Page 122
... masses of shrubbery ; tree - covered slopes , with the leafage climbing to the summits , here advancing , there retreating , everywhere varied with infinite tuftings , full of lights and shadows ; irregular skylines , punctuated by not ...
... masses of shrubbery ; tree - covered slopes , with the leafage climbing to the summits , here advancing , there retreating , everywhere varied with infinite tuftings , full of lights and shadows ; irregular skylines , punctuated by not ...
Page 123
... masses of shrubbery may inclose the sides and give it an aspect of privacy ; evergreens may be planted to shut out the view of unsightly objects ; and the wood - lot may be left to cover the distant rocky slope . Fruit trees may be used ...
... masses of shrubbery may inclose the sides and give it an aspect of privacy ; evergreens may be planted to shut out the view of unsightly objects ; and the wood - lot may be left to cover the distant rocky slope . Fruit trees may be used ...
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... mass of the earth ! Yet it is the abode and the source of sustenance of all the life of the land . It enfolds and nourishes the roots of all the trees and herbage . It clothes itself with ever - renewing verdure . On it we live and move ...
... mass of the earth ! Yet it is the abode and the source of sustenance of all the life of the land . It enfolds and nourishes the roots of all the trees and herbage . It clothes itself with ever - renewing verdure . On it we live and move ...
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Page 233 - Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green. We sit in the warm shade and feel right well How the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell, We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help knowing That skies are clear and grass is growing.
Page 52 - Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness ; And Thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : And the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; The valleys also are covered over with corn ; They shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 205 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground ; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And bring forth boughs like a plant But man dieth, and wasteth away : Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Page 150 - Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them " Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he...
Page 180 - My heart is awed within me when I think Of the great miracle that still goes on, In silence, round me, — the perpetual work Of thy creation, finished, yet renewed Forever.
Page 320 - The little cares that fretted me I lost them yesterday, Among the fields above the sea, Among the winds at play, Among the lowing of the herds, The rustling of the trees, Among the singing of the birds, The humming of the bees.
Page 137 - The hand that built the firmament hath heaved And smoothed these verdant swells, and sown their slopes With herbage, planted them with island groves, And hedged them round with forests.
Page 268 - Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
Page 9 - ... look back a little and tell you what our fathers have told us, and what we have heard from the white people. " Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great land.
Page 96 - I'm truly sorry man's dominion. Has broken nature's social union, An' justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor earth-born companion, An...