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           Lookatthatcastlewhichoverhangsyonprecipice;andthatalsoontheisland,almostconcealedamongstthefoliageofthoselovelytrees;andnowthatgroupoflabourerscomingfromamongtheirvines;andthatvillagehalfhidintherecessofthemountain.Oh,surelythespiritthatinhabitsandguardsthisplacehasasoulmoreinharmonywithmanthanthosewhopiletheglacierorretiretotheinaccessiblepeaksofthemountainsofourowncountry."Clerval!Belovedfriend!Evennowitdelightsmetorecordyourwordsandtodwellonthepraiseofwhichyouaresoeminentlydeserving.Hewasabeingformedinthe"verypoetryofnature."Hiswildandenthusiasticimaginationwaschastenedbythesensibilityofhisheart.Hissouloverflowedwithardentaffections,andhisfriendshipwasofthatdevotedandwondrousnaturethattheworld-mindedteachustolookforonlyintheimagination.Butevenhumansympathieswerenotsufficienttosatisfyhiseagermind.Thesceneryofexternalnature,whichothersregardonlywithadmiration,helovedwithardour:—

           ——Thesoundingcataract

           Hauntedhimlikeapassion:thetallrock,

           Themountain,andthedeepandgloomywood,

           Theircoloursandtheirforms,werethentohim

           Anappetite;afeeling,andalove,

           Thathadnoneedofaremotercharm,

           Bythoughtsupplied,oranyinterest

           Unborrow’dfromtheeye.

           (Wordsworth’s"TinternAbbey".)