. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. THE .-r ^ ^ .^ NEAR Boston there is a little stream celebrated by an American poet who loved birds. It is called Beaver Brook, and the scenery about it is so beautiful that, partly by gift and partly by pur- chase, a large tract of land has been set apart for a Park, or Reserva- tion as it is called, so that its beauty can be preserved and people be free to visit it whenever they wish. At the head of the brook are two ponds, and between the two is a little bridge under which the water all the year rushes fo
. Bird world : a bird book for children. Birds -- North America Popular works. THE .-r ^ ^ .^ NEAR Boston there is a little stream celebrated by an American poet who loved birds. It is called Beaver Brook, and the scenery about it is so beautiful that, partly by gift and partly by pur- chase, a large tract of land has been set apart for a Park, or Reserva- tion as it is called, so that its beauty can be preserved and people be free to visit it whenever they wish. At the head of the brook are two ponds, and between the two is a little bridge under which the water all the year rushes foaming and splashing. When the poet Lowell used to visit the brook, there was a mill at this spot, and the foaming water used to turn a big mill wheel and help the dusty miller grind the grain which his neigh- bors brought. ^) Fig. 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 Stickney, J. H. (Jenny H. ), b. 1840; Hoffmann, Ralph, b. 1870; Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Boston : Ginn
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