Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella, ill · London : A. and C. Black · leaf 407
ergreen trees—the emblem of unchange-ableness—exalted is their fame to the end of time—the fameof the two pine-trees that have grown old together. Their true poets seem never to tire of the pine,and it seems especially to appeal to the essentiallypoetical mind of the whole nation. In order toshow… … --m THE PINE-TREE 245 keeps with other natural subjects; it harmoniseswith the misty spring moon, as well as with thesummer moon. A well-known poem has beenwritten on the pine-tree of the rainy season; andmany poets sing of it together with the autumnalmoon, and also it harmonises perfectly with…
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