THE MIGHTY OAK 



"Sing for the oak tree, the monarch of the wood. 

 Sing for the oak tree, that groweth green and good ! 

 That groweth broad and branching within the forest 



shade; 

 That groweth now, and still shall grow when we are 

 lowly laid!" 



— Mary Eowitt. 



The oak tree is the king of the forest. It is 

 the very embodiment of strengfth, dignity, 

 and grandeur. "Out of life-long struggles has 

 come the ruggedness of its branches. In its 

 "whole aspect are breadth and tolerance — the 

 dignity of a patriarch, the majesty of a king." 



The broad base and curving trunk of the oak 

 suggested the model for the Eddystone Light- 

 house, which has battled with tempest and wave 

 for nearly one hundred and fifty years and to- 

 day stands as firm as a rock. The oak sends a 

 strong tap root deep into the ground, while its 

 wide-spreading, horizontal roots remain close 

 to the surface. It is among the last trees to leaf 



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