. The bird. Birds. THE NIGHT. 173 sun, and at evening faithfully congregate to watch it setting on our Scottish shores. Towards evening, the heath-cock, that he may see it longer, stands on tiptoe and balances himself on the branch of the tallest ; . -: Light, love, and song, have for '^'»*J: them but one meaning. If you i^r^fe would have the captive nightingale '^"^^""^^ sing when it is not the season of l^\ his loves, cover up his cage, then suddenly let in the light upon him, and he recovers his voice. The unfortunate chaffinch, blinded by barbarous hands, sings w
. The bird. Birds. THE NIGHT. 173 sun, and at evening faithfully congregate to watch it setting on our Scottish shores. Towards evening, the heath-cock, that he may see it longer, stands on tiptoe and balances himself on the branch of the tallest ; . -: Light, love, and song, have for '^'»*J: them but one meaning. If you i^r^fe would have the captive nightingale '^"^^""^^ sing when it is not the season of l^\ his loves, cover up his cage, then suddenly let in the light upon him, and he recovers his voice. The unfortunate chaffinch, blinded by barbarous hands, sings with a despairing and sickly animation, ^^ creating" for himself the lig-ht of , ' ''" harmony with liis voice, becoming a "^-7: sun unto himself in his internal lire. I would willingly believe that this is the chief inspiration of the bird's song in our gloomy climates, where tlie sun appears only in vivid flashes. In comparison with those brilliant zones where he never quits the horizon, our countries, veiled in mist and cloud, but o-lowincr at intervals, have exactly the effect of the cage, first covered, an<I then exposed, of the imprisoned night- ingale. They provoke the strain, and, like light, awaken bursts of harmony. Even the bird's flight is influenced by it. Flight depends on the. 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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