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Yet poetry is not mere sentiment. The poet has first knozvn the fact. 

 His poetry is misleading if his observations are zvrong. Therefore, as I 

 have said, I should begin my nature-study zvitli facts; for facts are tang- 

 ible, but sentiments cannot be seen. Whatever else zve are, zve must have 

 the desire to be definite and accurate. We begin on the earth; later, zve 

 may drive our Pegasus to a star. 



Do not misunderstand. I zvoidd not teach nature-subjects in order 

 that the poetic point of view may be enforced. I plead o)ily that the 

 poetic interpretation is allozvable on occasion. 



— L. H, Bailev in The Xature-stud\ Idea. 



Photo by Verne Morton 



Vireo's nest deserted because of the egg of 

 the cowbird in it. 



