Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 123
the wind. All this, as you must know, makesthe sun jeweler-in-chief to the landscape, whichshines and glitters and trembles with motionand light. Yet that is only one way of lookingat it. A low-spirited bird might still see onlymarshes and puddles. Or one of the practicalevery-day sort might notice… … for them, perched upon wooden legs to keepthem from sinking in the marsh; and horseswearing wide, stool-like shoes for the same rea-son. Or they might watch the wagons bump- ing along with drivers sitting outside, kickingthe funny little crooked pole; or horses yokedthree abreast, dragging…
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