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So fond was he of these favorite beasts of his, that often on his arrival home he would fling his bag into the hall without even entering the house, and hasten to the barn to see that they were properly tied up for the night. SO FOND WAS HE OF THESE FAVORITE BEASTS OF HIS THAT OFTEN ON HIS ARRIVAL HOME HE WOULD FLING HIS BAG INTO THE HALL WITHOUT EVEN ENTERING THE HOUSE AND HASTEN TO THE BARN TO SEE THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY TIED UP FOR THE NIGHT
 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. 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. Guinea hens, peacocks, ducks, flocks of tamed wild geese, dogs, horses--these were all part of the Marshfield place, but there was within the breast of the owner a special responsiveness to great herds of cattle, and especially fine oxen, the embodiment of massive power.  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 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 GUINEA HENS PEACOCKS DUCKS FLOCKS OF TAMED WILD GEESE DOGS HORSES THESE WERE ALL A PART OF THE MARSHFIELD PLACE BUT THERE WAS WITHIN THE BREAST OF THE OWNER A SPECIAL RESPONSIVENESS TO GREAT HERDS OF CATTLE AND ESPECIALLY FINE OXEN THE EMBODIMENT OF MASSIVE POWER
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