ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE 



a pirates' oath to scale some thousand-foot 

 altitudes. 



The sense of beauty finds nourishment 

 everywhere in mountain views. I have seen 

 the Presidential Range from the west when 

 the afternoon sun was thrown back from 

 the first soft snow caps; and if there are 

 any lovelier sights in Heaven it will surely 

 be worth a few thousand years to revel in 

 the glory of them. I have seen the Jung- 

 frau from Rugen Park at Interlaken when 

 the bridal veil of mist lifted for a moment 

 from her front revealing one of the most 

 sublime pictures of the mortal world. I 

 have looked for hours in quiet joy upon the 

 tiny Holyoke range; I have climbed Mt. 

 Orford in the rain; I have loved Mt. Marcy 

 from afar; I have viewed Pike's Peak from 

 many angles; I have walked the dome of 

 Mt. Helena by daylight and by night; and 

 every contact with every one has been a 

 feast of beauty to me. The one I knew 

 best of all was Mt. Mansfield. 



A strong and rugged profile juts against the east- 

 ern sky, 



Where human face some Hkeness finds in mountain 

 imag'ry,— 



A "nose" and "chin" are certified to each Ver- 

 monter's eye. 



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