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So it is entirely in the picture that of all the beasts brought under human yoke, that great oxen, slow, solemn, strong, would appeal to the man whose searching eyes were never at rest except when they swept a wide horizon; whose mind found its deepest satisfaction in noble languages, the giant monuments of literature and art, and whose soul best stretched its wings beside the limitless sea and under the limitless sky. Webster was fond of all animal life; he felt himself part of its free movement. SO IT IS ENTIRELY IN THE PICTURE THAT OF ALL THE BEASTS BROUGHT UNDER HUMAN YOKE THAT GREAT OXEN SLOW SOLEMN STRONG WOULD APPEAL TO THE MAN WHOSE SEARCHING EYES WERE NEVER AT REST EXCEPT WHEN THEY SWEPT A WIDE HORIZON WHOSE MIND FOUND ITS DEEPEST SATISFACTION IN NOBLE LANGUAGES THE GIANT MONUMENTS OF LITERATURE AND ART AND WHOSE SOUL BEST STRETCHED ITS WINGS BESIDE THE LIMITLESS SEA AND UNDER THE LIMITLESS SKY WEBSTER WAS FOND OF ALL ANIMAL LIFE HE FELT HIMSELF PART OF ITS FREE MOVEMENT
ds or fish, the influence of tides and currents, the changes of sky and wind. All natural laws are fascinating to him--inspiring his imagination and uplifting his spirit--and it is these things, never politics or business, which he discusses in his hours of freedom. He himself supervises the planting and harvesting and slaughtering here and on his other farm at Franklin--the family homestead--even when obliged to be absent, or even when temporarily residing in Washington and hard pressed with the cares of his office as Secretary of State. Those painters who include a parrot in the portrait of some fine frivolous lady do so to heighten their interpretation of character. We all betray our natures, by the creatures we instinctively gather about us. One might know that Jefferson at Monticello would select high-bred saddle horses as his companions; that Cardinal Richelieu would find no pet so soothing, so alluring, as a soft-stepping cat; that Charles I would select the long-haired spaniel. ABITS OF BIRDS OR FISH THE INFLUENCE OF TIDES AND CURRENTS THE CHANGES OF SKY AND WIND ALL NATURAL LAWS ARE FASCINATING TO HIM INSPIRING HIS IMAGINATION AND UPLIFTING HIS SPIRIT AND IT IS THESE THINGS NEVER POLITICS OR BUSINESS WHICH HE DISCUSSES IN HIS HOURS OF FREEDOM HE HIMSELF SUPERVISES THE PLANTING AND HARVESTING AND SLAUGHTERING HERE AND ON HIS OTHER FARM AT FRANKLIN THE FAMILY HOMESTEAD EVEN WHEN OBLIGED TO BE ABSENT OR EVEN WHEN TEMPORARILY RESIDING IN WASHINGTON AND HARD PRESSED WITH THE CARES OF HIS OFFICE AS SECRETARY OF STATE THOSE PAINTERS WHO INCLUDE A PARROT IN THE PORTRAIT OF SOME FINE FRIVOLOUS LADY DO SO TO HEIGHTEN THEIR INTERPRETATION OF CHARACTER WE ALL BETRAY OUR NATURES BY THE CREATURES WE INSTINCTIVELY GATHER ABOUT US ONE MIGHT KNOW THAT JEFFERSON AT MONTICELLO WOULD SELECT HIGH BRED SADDLE HORSES AS HIS COMPANIONS THAT CARDINAL RICHELIEU WOULD FIND NO PET SO SOOTHING SO ALLURING AS A SOFT STEPPING CAT THAT CHARLES THE FIRST WOULD SELECT THE LONG HAIRED SPANIEL
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