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Loomings

           Butthesearealllandsmen;ofweekdayspentupinlathandplaster—tiedtocounters,nailedtobenches,clinchedtodesks. Howthenisthis? Arethegreenfieldsgone? Whatdotheyhere? 

           Butlook! herecomemorecrowds,pacingstraightforthewater,andseeminglyboundforadive. Strange! Nothingwillcontentthembuttheextremestlimitoftheland; loiteringundertheshadyleeofyonderwarehouseswillnotsuffice. No. Theymustgetjustasnighthewaterastheypossiblycanwithoutfalling. Andtheretheystand—milesofthem—leagues. Inlandersall,theycomefromlanesandalleys,streetsavenues—north,east,south,andwest. Yetheretheyallunite. Tellme,doesthemagneticvirtueoftheneedlesofthecompassesofallthoseshipsattractthemthither? 

           Oncemore. Sayyouareinthecountry;insomehighlandoflakes. Takealmostanypathyouplease,andtentooneitcarriesyoudowninadale,andleavesyoutherebyapoolinthestream. Thereismagicinit. Letthemostabsent-mindedofmenbeplungedinhisdeepestreveries—standthatmanonhislegs,sethisfeeta-going,andhewillinfalliblyleadyoutowater,ifwatertherebeinallthatregion. ShouldyoueverbeathirstinthegreatAmericandesert,trythisexperiment,ifyourcaravanhappentobesuppliedwithametaphysicalprofessor. Yes,aseveryoneknows,meditationandwaterareweddedforever. 

           Buthereisanartist. Hedesirestopaintyouthedreamiest,shadiest,quietest,mostenchantingbitofromanticlandscapeinallthevalleyoftheSaco. Whatisthechiefelementheemploys? Therestandhistrees,eachwithahollowtrunk,asifahermitandacrucifixwerewithin; andheresleepshismeadow,andtheresleephiscattle;andupfromyondercottagegoesasleepysmoke. Deepintodistantwoodlandswindsamazyway,reachingtooverlappingspursofmountainsbathedintheirhill-sideblue. 

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