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He is carefully dressed  he always dresses to fit the occasion  and to day, as he stands in his long boots reaching to the knee and adorned with a tassel, his bell crowned beaver hat in his hand, and in his tight pantaloons and well cut coat  a magnificent specimen of virile manhood  the words of Lanier, although written at a later date, and about marshes far more lush than these New England ones, beat upon our ears: [Illustration] "Oh, what is abroad in the marsh and the terminal sea? HE IS CAREFULLY DRESSED HE ALWAYS DRESSES TO FIT THE OCCASION AND TO DAY AS HE STANDS IN HIS LONG BOOTS REACHING TO THE KNEE AND ADORNED WITH A TASSEL HIS BELL CROWNED BEAVER HAT IN HIS HAND AND IN HIS TIGHT PANTALOONS AND WELL CUT COAT A MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF VIRILE MANHOOD THE WORDS OF LINEAR ALTHOUGH WRITTEN AT A LATER DATE AND ABOUT MARSHES FAR MORE LUSH THAN THESE NEW ENGLAND ONES BEAT UPON OUR EARS O WHAT IS ABROAD IN THE MARSH AND THE TERMINAL SEA
ows in so freely is to entangle and ensnare him; the lofty aspiration which now inspires him is to degenerate into a presidential ambition which will eat into his soul. But to-day let us, as long as we may, see him as he is in the height of his powers. Let us walk with him under the trees which he planted. Those large elms, gracefully silhouetted against the house, were placed there with his own hands at the birth of his son Edward and his daughter Julia, and he always refers to them gently as "brother" and "sister." To plant a tree to mark an event was one of his picturesque customs--an unconscious desire, perhaps, to project himself into the future. I am quite sure, as we accompany him, he will expatiate on the improvement in the soil which he has effected; that he will point out eagerly not only the domestic but the wild animals about the place; and that he will stand for a few moments on the high bluff overlooking the sea and the marshes and let the wind blow through his dark hair. THE MONEY WHICH NOW FLOWS IN SO FREELY IS TO ENTANGLE AND ENSNARE HIM THE LOFTY ASPIRATION WHICH NOW INSPIRES HIM IS TO DEGENERATE INTO A PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION WHICH WILL EAT INTO HIS SOUL BUT TO DAY LET US AS LONG AS WE MAY SEE HIM AS HE IS IN THE HEIGHT OF HIS POWERS LET US WALK WITH HIM UNDER THE TREES WHICH HE PLANTED THOSE LARGE ELMS GRACEFULLY SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE HOUSE WERE PLACED THERE WITH HIS OWN HANDS AT THE BIRTH OF HIS SON EDWARD AND HIS DAUGHTER JULIA AND HE ALWAYS REFERS TO THEM GENTLY AS BROTHER AND SISTER TO PLANT A TREE TO MARK AN EVENT WAS ONE OF HIS PICTURESQUE CUSTOMS AN UNCONSCIOUS DESIRE PERHAPS TO PROTECT HIMSELF INTO THE FUTURE I AM QUITE SURE AS WE ACCOMPANY HIM HE WILL EXPATIATE ON THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE SOIL WHICH HE HAS EFFECTED THAT HE WILL POINT OUT EAGERLY NOT ONLY THE DOMESTIC BUT THE WILD ANIMALS ABOUT THE PLACE AND THAT HE WILL STAND FOR A FEW MOMENTS ON THE HIGH BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE SEA AND THE MARSHES AND THAT THE WIND BLOW THROUGH HIS DARK HAIR
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