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So we may be sure as we walk in our retrospect about the farm with him  he never speaks of it as an "estate" but always as a farm  he will linger longest where the Devon oxen, the Alderneys, Herefordshire, and Ayrshire are grazing, and that the eyes which Carlyle likened to anthracite furnaces will glow and soften. SO WE MAY BE SURE AS WE WALK IN OUR RETROSPECT ABOUT THE FARM WITH HIM HE NEVER SPEAKS OF IT AS AN ESTATE BUT ALWAYS AS A FARM HE WILL LINGER LONGEST WHERE THE DEVON OXEN THE ALDERNEYS HEREFORDSHIRE AND AYRSHIRE ARE GRAZING AND THAT THE EYES WHICH CARLYLE LIKENED TO ANTHRACITE FURNACES WILL GLOW AND SOFT H
 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. 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. As he once said to his little son, as they both stood by the stalls and he was feeding the oxen with ears of corn from an unhusked pile lying on the barn floor: "I would rather be here than in the Senate," adding, with his famous smile, "I think it is better company. 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 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 AS HE ONCE SAID TO HIS LITTLE SON AS THEY BOTH STOOD BY THE STALLS AND HE WAS FEEDING THE OXEN WITH EARS OF CORN FROM AN UNUSKED PILE LYING ON THE BARN FLOOR I WOULD RATHER BE HERE THAN IN THE SENATE ADDING WITH HIS FAMOUS SMILE I THINK IT'S BETTER COMPANY
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