Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 278
e rock apart. Its great bole now fillsa gap of several feet in the midst of the stone,while its branches spread far and wide aboveit. The picture shows this appearance; butonly from the other side can we appreciatethis trees life-long struggle, the tremendousefforts it has made to free itself, and… … The Wrestlers. Two hemlock trees struggling for a foothold on the rock. swell and reach abroad with a wild unrestraintas they rise above the cramping rock, until thewhole tree, like a giant fast in a trap, seemscontorting itself with down-thrust arms andbraced thighs as it struggles to lift its…
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