"Thy greeting smile was pledge and prelude 

 Of generous deeds and kindly words; 

 In thy large heart were fair guest-chambers, 

 Open to sunrise and the birds." 



WHITTIER. 



" Nature has no secret which she does not somewhere lay 

 bare before the eyes of the attentive observer." 



GOETHE. 



" They say knowledge is power, and so it is. But only the 

 knowledge which you get by observation." 



KINGSTJSY. 



