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Somehow my soul seems suddenly free From the weighing of fate and the sad discussion of sin, By the length and the breadth and the sweep of the marshes of Glynn." SOMEHOW MY SOUL SEEMS SUDDENLY FREE FROM THE WEIGHING OF FATE AND THE SAD DISCUSSION OF SIN BY THE LENGTH AND THE BREADTH AND SWEEP OF THE MARSHES OF GLEN
ntly 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. 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? GHTER 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 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
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