To speak truly, few adult persons can see
nature. Most persons do not see the sun.
At least they have a very superficial see-
ing. The sun illuminates 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 infancy even into the
era of manhood. His intercourse with
heaven and earth, becomes part of his
daily food. In the presence of nature, a
wild delight runs through the man, in
spite of real sorrows.
