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which will lighten in appearance the most bar- 

 ren of heath and pine woods, forming an easy 

 transition between them, while the long rows of 

 soldier-like Lombardy poplars which one sees far 

 off through the black pines brings genuine de- 

 spair to any one who has the remotest idea of the 

 picturesque. For myself, at least, when my ill 

 star leads me along such avenues I try to escape 

 this desolate feeling by closing my eyes and forc- 

 ing myself to sleep. 



