. The bird. Birds. HARMONIES OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE. 207 and associated with his labours, endows them with the eternity of the works of As the tree, so the man. May it be given us to resemble it—to resemble that mighty but pacific oak, whose powerful absorption has concentrated every element, and made of it the grave, useful, endur- ing individual—the solid personality^—of which all men confidently demand a support, a shelter; which stretches forth its helpful arms to the divers animal tribes, and shelters them with its foliage ! With a thousand voices they gratefully enchant, by day a
. The bird. Birds. HARMONIES OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE. 207 and associated with his labours, endows them with the eternity of the works of As the tree, so the man. May it be given us to resemble it—to resemble that mighty but pacific oak, whose powerful absorption has concentrated every element, and made of it the grave, useful, endur- ing individual—the solid personality^—of which all men confidently demand a support, a shelter; which stretches forth its helpful arms to the divers animal tribes, and shelters them with its foliage ! With a thousand voices they gratefully enchant, by day and night, the still majesty of this aged witness of the years. The birds thank it from their hearts, and delight its paternal shades vv^ith song, love, and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874; Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904. London ; New York : T. Nelson
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