Birds from a Suburban Window 



how, until you feel that you are very near 

 to God, and near to the heart of that which 

 gives joy to immortal beings. I believe we 

 shall never know, until it is revealed to us 

 in the other life, how much the birds the 

 innocent, pure singers of the air have done 

 to lift humanity above its baser instincts, 

 and make men more worthy to be called the 

 sons of God. 



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