...have possessed us after some stay in a forest. Emerson speaks of this inspiration thus: ''In the woods a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and, at what period soever of life, is aways a child." (JV«tuot;, Chapter I.) The imaginative quality of the word centers in this element....

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...present happiness and pleasure ? And then, as Emerson, in his Essay on Nature, says: "In the woods a man casts off his years as the snake his slough,...always a child. In the woods is perpetual youth." I do not desire to grow old too soon, and so will seek in the way that I have chosen that fountain...

...Beautiful, is to a large extent but an exquisite expansion of Emerson's words : ' Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles, at twilight under a clouded sky, without...perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of fear.' The influence of French literature is far more evident. He had felt the mighty power of Hugo, and even...

...a cordial of inestimable value. Crossing a bare common in snow-puddles, at twilight, under a cloudy sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence...good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. In the woods, too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of...

...sincerity. He wishes to be true to the leading impression. " Crossing a bare common," writes Emerson, " in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without...good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration." " My sister Emily loved the moors," said Charlotte Bronte. If we wish to know how intense a passion...

...few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. ... In the woods, too, a man easts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of his life is always a child. In the woods is perpetual youth." Also Discipline: "The moral influence...

...FEBRUARY SIXTEENTH In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrenceof special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of...

...SCOTT. And from our fathers reft the land. — SCOTT. XXXVIII Memorize: — IN AND INTO In the woods a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough,...always a child. In the woods is perpetual youth— EMERSON. Into the jaws of death, Into the mouth of hell, Rode the six hundred. —TENNYSON. Notice...

...mourning piece. In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without...good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. Almost I fear to think how glad I am.s In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his...