. American scenery. nd afterhis own individuality. It is not necessary that thereader be here presented to these gentlemen, sincethey will shake him by the hand, and tell him whatmanner of men they are, in the first chapter,—whichsubserves the usual role of a preface, but is too muchan integral and important part of the narrative to beBO called. ( 8 ) It is not tlie least of tlie authors liopes, that hislabour may serve, in a humble measure, in the furtherdevelopment of the already very high appreciation ofour wonderful scenery, and in the culture of the pop-ular love of that charming Art—^whi
. American scenery. nd afterhis own individuality. It is not necessary that thereader be here presented to these gentlemen, sincethey will shake him by the hand, and tell him whatmanner of men they are, in the first chapter,—whichsubserves the usual role of a preface, but is too muchan integral and important part of the narrative to beBO called. ( 8 ) It is not tlie least of tlie authors liopes, that hislabour may serve, in a humble measure, in the furtherdevelopment of the already very high appreciation ofour wonderful scenery, and in the culture of the pop-ular love of that charming Art—^which is, at the sametime, its interpreter and its chronicler—the Art of theLandscape Painter, from the more legitimate study ofwhich he has turned aside, in leisure hours, to this ac-cessory toil. And it is as such an accessory to theprovince of his own profession, rather than as a trespassupon the fields of the sister art of letters, that he thuaventures to exhibit his work. UmviBSiTy, New York, July \st, COITEITS. CHAPTER I. PAOI Re-nnion in the Authors sanctum—His despondency, in view of the task beforehim—Sympathy of his friends, and cheering promises of assistance—Thetheme of his proposed book announced—The romance and the reality ofAmerican landscape: its physique and morale, its historic tradition, itspoetic legend, its incident, adventure, and suggestion—General and heartyapprobation in the assembly of the subject, and varied expression ofopinion upon its importance, availability, and interest—Departure of theguests, with a pledge to reassemble at intervals, and aid the autlior withtheir respective knowledge and experience 13 CHAPTER II. Second convocation of the Club—Selection, as the text of the evening, of thftpicture of the Park Fountain—The Chairmans historic memories of foun-tains and aqueducts—^Mr. Vermeilles poetic view of the matter—History ofthe Croton Aqueduct—The pleasing and graphic material it offers for anautobiography—M
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