. The bird. Birds. HARMONIES OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE. Why do the swallow and so many other birds place their habitation so near to that of man ? Why do they make themselves our friends, mingling h) with our labours, and lightening them by their songs ? ^ 'k Wliy is that happy spectacle of alliance and harmony, ^j^ which is the end of nature, presented only in the sj â ^ ^ climates of our temperate zone ? For this reason, that here the two parties, man and the bird, are free from the burdensome fatalities which in the south separate them, and place them in antagonism to one another. That which en
. The bird. Birds. HARMONIES OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE. Why do the swallow and so many other birds place their habitation so near to that of man ? Why do they make themselves our friends, mingling h) with our labours, and lightening them by their songs ? ^ 'k Wliy is that happy spectacle of alliance and harmony, ^j^ which is the end of nature, presented only in the sj â ^ ^ climates of our temperate zone ? For this reason, that here the two parties, man and the bird, are free from the burdensome fatalities which in the south separate them, and place them in antagonism to one another. That which enervates man, on the contrary, excites the bird, endows him with ardent activity, inquietude, and the vehemence which finds vents in harsh cries. Under the Tropics both are in complete divergence, slaves of a despotic nature, which weighs upon them differently. To pass from those climates to ours is to become free. Here we dominate over the nature which there subjugated us. I quit willinglj'", and without one wistful glance, the overwhelming paradise where, a feeble child, I have languished in the arms of the great nurse who, with a too potent draught, has intoxicated while thinkinar to suckle 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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