. The bird. Birds. â ^ Behold, then, the nest made, and protected by every prudential means which the mother can devise, fehe rests upon lier perfected work, and dreams of the now guest which it shall contain to-morrow. At this hallowed moment, ought not we, too, to leflect and ask ourselves what it is this mother's heait contains ? A soul ? Shall we dare to say that this ingenious architect, this tender mother, has a soul ? Many persons, nevertheless, full of sense and sym- pathy, will denounce, will reject this very natural idea as a scandalous hypothesis. Their heart would incline them towa


. The bird. Birds. â ^ Behold, then, the nest made, and protected by every prudential means which the mother can devise, fehe rests upon lier perfected work, and dreams of the now guest which it shall contain to-morrow. At this hallowed moment, ought not we, too, to leflect and ask ourselves what it is this mother's heait contains ? A soul ? Shall we dare to say that this ingenious architect, this tender mother, has a soul ? Many persons, nevertheless, full of sense and sym- pathy, will denounce, will reject this very natural idea as a scandalous hypothesis. Their heart would incline them towards it; their mind leads them to repel it; their mind, or at least their education, the idea which, from an early age, has been impressed upon 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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