第20部分(第4/6 頁)

how　would　men　believe　and　adore；　and　preserve　for　many　generations　the　remembrance　of　the　city　of　God　which　had　been　shown！　But　every　night　e　out　these　envoys　of　beauty；　and　light　the　universe　with　their　admonishing　smile。

自　然（2）

The　stars　awaken　a　certain　reverence；　because　though　always　present；　they　are　inaccessible；　but　all　natural　objects　make　a　kindred　impression；　when　the　mind　is　open　to　their　influence。　Nature　never　wears　a　mean　appearance。　Neither　does　the　wisest　man　extort　her　secret；　and　lose　his　curiosity　by　finding　out　all　her　perfection。　Nature　never　became　a　toy　to　a　wise　spirit。　The　flowers；　the　animals；　the　mountains；　reflected　the　wisdom　of　his　best　hour；　as　much　as　they　had　delighted　the　simplicity　of　his　childhood。　When　we　speak　of　nature　in　this　manner；　we　have　a　distinct　but　most　poetical3　sense　in　the　mind。　We　mean　the　integrity　of　impression　made　by　manifold　natural　objects。　It　is　this　which　distinguishes　the　stick　of　timber　of　the　wood…cutter；　from　the　tree　of　the　poet。　The　charming　landscape　which　I　saw　this　morning；　is　indubitably　made　up　of　some　twenty　or　thirty　farms。　Miller　owns　this　field；　Locke　that；　and　Manning　the　woodland　beyond。　But　none　of　them　owns　the　landscape4。　There　is　a　property　in　the　horizon　which　no　man　has　but　he　whose　eye　can　integrate　all　the　parts；　that　is；　the　poet。　This　is　the　best　part　of　these　men’s　farms；　yet　to　this　their　warranty…deeds　give　no　title。　To　speak　truly；　few　adult　persons　can　see　nature。　Most　persons　do　not　see　the　sun。　At　least　they　have　a　very　superficial　seeing。　The　sun　illuminates5　only　the　eye　of　the　man；　but　shines　into　the　eye　and　the　heart　of　the　child。　The　lover　of　nature　is　he　whose　inward　and　outward　senses　are　still　truly　adjusted　to　each　other；　who　has　retained　the　spirit　of