. Birds in town & village, by Hudson ... Birds -- England. i6o BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE so pure was the clear young voice, which had no earthly trouble in it, and no passion, and was In this like the melody of the birds of which I had lately heard so much; and with It all that tender- ness and depth which is not theirs, but is human only and of the soul. It struck me as a singular coincidence—and to a mind of so primitive a type as the writer's there is more In the fact that the word implies—that, just as I had quitted London, to seek for just such a spot as I so speedily found, with
. Birds in town & village, by Hudson ... Birds -- England. i6o BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE so pure was the clear young voice, which had no earthly trouble in it, and no passion, and was In this like the melody of the birds of which I had lately heard so much; and with It all that tender- ness and depth which is not theirs, but is human only and of the soul. It struck me as a singular coincidence—and to a mind of so primitive a type as the writer's there is more In the fact that the word implies—that, just as I had quitted London, to seek for just such a spot as I so speedily found, with the passion- ately exclaimed words of a young London girl ringing in my ears, so now I went back with this village girl's melody sounding and following me no less clearly and Insistently. For it was not merely remembered, as we remember most things, but vividly and often reproduced, together with the various melodies of the birds I had listened to; a greater and principal voice In that choir, yet in no wise lessening their first value, nor ever out of harmony with 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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1922. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co
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