FOOTNOTES:[30]Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915). A French entomologist who wrote many volumes on insect life, among them beingThe Life and Love of the Insects;The Life of the Spider;The Life of the Fly.[31]Walt Whitman (1819-1892). An American poet, noted for highly original poems marked by absence of rhyme and metre. Whitman loved the outdoor world, and had great philosophic insight.[32]Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). A brilliant English essayist and historian, strikingly original and unconventional, and a firm upholder of stalwart manhood.[33]Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). A great Russian novelist, reformer and philosopher,—a bold and original thinker.[34]Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Ranchman, author, soldier, explorer, and President of the United States, a man of sterling manhood and great personal fearlessness.[35]Mona Lisa. A picture of a lady of Florence, painted about 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter. The face has a peculiarly tantalizing expression.[36]Wake Robin.One of John Burroughs' delightful outdoor books, written in 1870.[37]William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). The first great American poet; author ofThanatopsis; noted for his love of nature.[38]John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). An American poet who wrote lovingly of New England life and scenery. He is noted for his poems against slavery.[39]Pantheist. One who sees God in everything that exists.[40]Mount Hymettus. A mountain in Greece from which most excellent honey was obtained in classic times.[41]Alexander Wilson (1766-1813). Born in Scotland and died in Philadelphia; author of a remarkable study of American birds, published in nine volumes.[42]John Muir (1838-1914). An American naturalist and explorer of the west and of Alaska.[43]Gilbert White (1720-1793). An English naturalist, noted for hisNatural History and Antiquities of Selborne.[44]Frank M. Chapman (1864—). An American writer on bird life. He is especially noted for excellent work in photographing birds.[45]John James Audubon (1780-1851). A great American student of birds; noted for his exact drawings of birds.[46]Horace Traubel (1858-1919). An American editor who was the literary executor of Walt Whitman.[47]Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). An American poet and philosopher; a man of marked individuality and power.[48]Macrocosmic. The sentence means that Whitman looked upon the world and upon the universe as a whole, while Burroughs studied little or individual things in order to understand the whole.[49]Ivan Turguenieff (1818-1883). A Russian novelist whoseDiary of a Sportsmanaided in bringing about the freeing of Russian serfs.[50]Transcendentalist. One who believes in principles that can not be proved by experiment.[51]Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). An American essayist, naturalist and philosopher.
FOOTNOTES:[30]Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915). A French entomologist who wrote many volumes on insect life, among them beingThe Life and Love of the Insects;The Life of the Spider;The Life of the Fly.[31]Walt Whitman (1819-1892). An American poet, noted for highly original poems marked by absence of rhyme and metre. Whitman loved the outdoor world, and had great philosophic insight.[32]Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). A brilliant English essayist and historian, strikingly original and unconventional, and a firm upholder of stalwart manhood.[33]Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). A great Russian novelist, reformer and philosopher,—a bold and original thinker.[34]Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Ranchman, author, soldier, explorer, and President of the United States, a man of sterling manhood and great personal fearlessness.[35]Mona Lisa. A picture of a lady of Florence, painted about 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter. The face has a peculiarly tantalizing expression.[36]Wake Robin.One of John Burroughs' delightful outdoor books, written in 1870.[37]William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). The first great American poet; author ofThanatopsis; noted for his love of nature.[38]John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). An American poet who wrote lovingly of New England life and scenery. He is noted for his poems against slavery.[39]Pantheist. One who sees God in everything that exists.[40]Mount Hymettus. A mountain in Greece from which most excellent honey was obtained in classic times.[41]Alexander Wilson (1766-1813). Born in Scotland and died in Philadelphia; author of a remarkable study of American birds, published in nine volumes.[42]John Muir (1838-1914). An American naturalist and explorer of the west and of Alaska.[43]Gilbert White (1720-1793). An English naturalist, noted for hisNatural History and Antiquities of Selborne.[44]Frank M. Chapman (1864—). An American writer on bird life. He is especially noted for excellent work in photographing birds.[45]John James Audubon (1780-1851). A great American student of birds; noted for his exact drawings of birds.[46]Horace Traubel (1858-1919). An American editor who was the literary executor of Walt Whitman.[47]Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). An American poet and philosopher; a man of marked individuality and power.[48]Macrocosmic. The sentence means that Whitman looked upon the world and upon the universe as a whole, while Burroughs studied little or individual things in order to understand the whole.[49]Ivan Turguenieff (1818-1883). A Russian novelist whoseDiary of a Sportsmanaided in bringing about the freeing of Russian serfs.[50]Transcendentalist. One who believes in principles that can not be proved by experiment.[51]Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). An American essayist, naturalist and philosopher.
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[30]Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915). A French entomologist who wrote many volumes on insect life, among them beingThe Life and Love of the Insects;The Life of the Spider;The Life of the Fly.
[30]Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915). A French entomologist who wrote many volumes on insect life, among them beingThe Life and Love of the Insects;The Life of the Spider;The Life of the Fly.
[31]Walt Whitman (1819-1892). An American poet, noted for highly original poems marked by absence of rhyme and metre. Whitman loved the outdoor world, and had great philosophic insight.
[31]Walt Whitman (1819-1892). An American poet, noted for highly original poems marked by absence of rhyme and metre. Whitman loved the outdoor world, and had great philosophic insight.
[32]Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). A brilliant English essayist and historian, strikingly original and unconventional, and a firm upholder of stalwart manhood.
[32]Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). A brilliant English essayist and historian, strikingly original and unconventional, and a firm upholder of stalwart manhood.
[33]Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). A great Russian novelist, reformer and philosopher,—a bold and original thinker.
[33]Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). A great Russian novelist, reformer and philosopher,—a bold and original thinker.
[34]Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Ranchman, author, soldier, explorer, and President of the United States, a man of sterling manhood and great personal fearlessness.
[34]Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Ranchman, author, soldier, explorer, and President of the United States, a man of sterling manhood and great personal fearlessness.
[35]Mona Lisa. A picture of a lady of Florence, painted about 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter. The face has a peculiarly tantalizing expression.
[35]Mona Lisa. A picture of a lady of Florence, painted about 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter. The face has a peculiarly tantalizing expression.
[36]Wake Robin.One of John Burroughs' delightful outdoor books, written in 1870.
[36]Wake Robin.One of John Burroughs' delightful outdoor books, written in 1870.
[37]William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). The first great American poet; author ofThanatopsis; noted for his love of nature.
[37]William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). The first great American poet; author ofThanatopsis; noted for his love of nature.
[38]John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). An American poet who wrote lovingly of New England life and scenery. He is noted for his poems against slavery.
[38]John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). An American poet who wrote lovingly of New England life and scenery. He is noted for his poems against slavery.
[39]Pantheist. One who sees God in everything that exists.
[39]Pantheist. One who sees God in everything that exists.
[40]Mount Hymettus. A mountain in Greece from which most excellent honey was obtained in classic times.
[40]Mount Hymettus. A mountain in Greece from which most excellent honey was obtained in classic times.
[41]Alexander Wilson (1766-1813). Born in Scotland and died in Philadelphia; author of a remarkable study of American birds, published in nine volumes.
[41]Alexander Wilson (1766-1813). Born in Scotland and died in Philadelphia; author of a remarkable study of American birds, published in nine volumes.
[42]John Muir (1838-1914). An American naturalist and explorer of the west and of Alaska.
[42]John Muir (1838-1914). An American naturalist and explorer of the west and of Alaska.
[43]Gilbert White (1720-1793). An English naturalist, noted for hisNatural History and Antiquities of Selborne.
[43]Gilbert White (1720-1793). An English naturalist, noted for hisNatural History and Antiquities of Selborne.
[44]Frank M. Chapman (1864—). An American writer on bird life. He is especially noted for excellent work in photographing birds.
[44]Frank M. Chapman (1864—). An American writer on bird life. He is especially noted for excellent work in photographing birds.
[45]John James Audubon (1780-1851). A great American student of birds; noted for his exact drawings of birds.
[45]John James Audubon (1780-1851). A great American student of birds; noted for his exact drawings of birds.
[46]Horace Traubel (1858-1919). An American editor who was the literary executor of Walt Whitman.
[46]Horace Traubel (1858-1919). An American editor who was the literary executor of Walt Whitman.
[47]Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). An American poet and philosopher; a man of marked individuality and power.
[47]Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). An American poet and philosopher; a man of marked individuality and power.
[48]Macrocosmic. The sentence means that Whitman looked upon the world and upon the universe as a whole, while Burroughs studied little or individual things in order to understand the whole.
[48]Macrocosmic. The sentence means that Whitman looked upon the world and upon the universe as a whole, while Burroughs studied little or individual things in order to understand the whole.
[49]Ivan Turguenieff (1818-1883). A Russian novelist whoseDiary of a Sportsmanaided in bringing about the freeing of Russian serfs.
[49]Ivan Turguenieff (1818-1883). A Russian novelist whoseDiary of a Sportsmanaided in bringing about the freeing of Russian serfs.
[50]Transcendentalist. One who believes in principles that can not be proved by experiment.
[50]Transcendentalist. One who believes in principles that can not be proved by experiment.
[51]Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). An American essayist, naturalist and philosopher.
[51]Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). An American essayist, naturalist and philosopher.