The difierence between landscape and land- 

 scape is small, but there is a great difference in be- 

 holders. 



There is nothing so wonderful in anij landscape 

 as the necessity of being beautiful, under which 

 every landscape lies. 



Emerson, 



"Nature" 



Smile O voluptuous cool-breath' d earth! 

 Earth of the slumbering and liquid trees! 

 Earth of departed sunset — earth of the 



mountains misty-topi! 

 Earth of the vitreous power of the full 



moon just tinged with blue! 

 Earth of shine and dark mottling the tide 



of the river! 

 Earth of the limpid gray of clouds 



brighter and clearer for my sake! 

 Far swooping elbow'd earth — rich 



apple-blossomed earth! 

 Smile for your lover comes — 

 Prodigal, you have given me love — therefore 



I to you give love! 

 O unspeakable, passionate love! 



Walt Whitman, 



"Song of Myself" 



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