. The natural history of the cranes. Cranes (Birds). POSTSCRIPT. The work, which has occupied so much of my leisure time during the last two yearSj is finished. When, twelve months since, I asked my friend Wallis MacKay to give me a sketch for the verse from Shelley with which I purposed to conclude this volume, I did not know how painfully appropriate it would be, nor how many of my friends would have found that " place of peace " before the work was concluded. The crane o'er seas and forests seeks hor home; Ko bird so wild but has its quiet nest, When it no more would roam; The sle
. The natural history of the cranes. Cranes (Birds). POSTSCRIPT. The work, which has occupied so much of my leisure time during the last two yearSj is finished. When, twelve months since, I asked my friend Wallis MacKay to give me a sketch for the verse from Shelley with which I purposed to conclude this volume, I did not know how painfully appropriate it would be, nor how many of my friends would have found that " place of peace " before the work was concluded. The crane o'er seas and forests seeks hor home; Ko bird so wild but has its quiet nest, When it no more would roam; The sleeplena billows on the ocean's breast Break like a bursting heart, and die in foam, And thus at length find rest. Doubtless there is a place of peace, Where my weak heart and all its throbs will FINIS COEONAT 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 Blyth, Edward, 1810-1873; Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816-1912. [London] Pub. for the author by H. Cox [etc. ]
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