xii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



The great oak of the pastures flings its outline 

 against the cloud-race 256 



Of all the . . . lines that mountains achieve, 

 the most beautiful ... is the dome . . 272 



"Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and 



evening to rejoice" 280 



"All the beasts of the forest do creep forth" . 288 

 The cold, white world without, sparkling under 

 the frosty stars 296 



