SWAYING TREE TOPS 



There is no intricate design in the 

 object which yields real pleasure. 

 There is just as much pleasure in an 

 apple as in a glass of cider, in a grape 

 as in a drop of wine. The one is ready 

 at hand, the other man designed. 

 There is as much pleasure possible 

 in the two hours before 10 p. M. as 

 in the two after 10 p. M. There is 

 as much enjoyment in sitting on the 

 grass under a tree with a far, fair 

 prospect of sky and hill, as there is 

 in sitting on a plush divan, in a stuffy 

 reception hall while looking at imita- 

 tion of sky and field. Moreover, 

 when you leave your friend in the 

 first instance you grasp his hand full 

 and cordially, and if you never see 

 him again remember the warmth of 

 that clasp; while in the second in- 



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