fà STUDIES OF NATURE. 



" than thou haft. Ahhough I lofe fight of thee, 



** through the trees, there is no occafion for thy 



" prefence, in order to find thee agiin ; fomething 



" of thee, which I am unable to exprefs, remains 



*' for me in the air through which thuu haft pafled, 



"and on the grafs upon which thou haft been 



*' feated. When I approach thee, all my fenfes 



" are raviflied; the azure of the Heavens is lefs 



" radiant than the blue of thine eyes ; the war* 



** bling of the bengali is lefs fweet than the tone 



*' of thy voice ; if I touch thee only with the tip 



" of my finger, my whole body thrills with plea- 



" fure. Doft thou remember that day, on which 



" we piffed acrofs the pebbly bed of the river, of 



*' the moUiTtain called the Thrte Paps ; when I 



** arrived on it*s banks, I was very much fatigued, 



" but as loon as I had ta.kçn thte on my back, it 



** feemed as if 1 had got wings like a bird ; Tell 



" me, by what charm thou haft been able thus 



** to enchant me : is it by thy undtrftanding ? 



" Our mothers have more than either of us : Is 



** it by thy careifes ? Our mothers embrace me ftill 



" oftener than thou doft : 1 believe it is by thy be- 



*' nevolence ; I (hall never forget, that thou walk- 



" edft, bare-foot, as far as the Black River, to fo- 



*' licit the pardon of a wretched fugitive flave. 



" Receive, my much-loved Virginia^ receive this 



** flowery branch of the lemon-tree, which 1 have 



*' gathered for thee m the foreft : place it, at night, 



*' by 



