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Chapter 32

           Whocandescribethepleasureanddelight,thepeaceofmindandsofttranquillity,thesicklyboyfeltinthebalmyair,andamongthegreenhillsandrichwoods,ofaninlandvillage!Whocantellhowscenesofpeaceandquietudesinkintothemindsofpain-worndwellersincloseandnoisyplaces,andcarrytheirownfreshness,deepintotheirjadedhearts!Menwhohavelivedincrowded,pent-upstreets,throughlivesoftoil,andwhohaveneverwishedforchange;men,towhomcustomhasindeedbeensecondnature,andwhohavecomealmosttoloveeachbrickandstonethatformedthenarrowboundariesoftheirdailywalks;eventhey,withthehandofdeathuponthem,havebeenknowntoyearnatlastforoneshortglimpseofNature’sface;and,carriedfarfromthescenesoftheiroldpainsandpleasures,haveseemedtopassatonceintoanewstateofbeing.Crawlingforth,fromdaytoday,tosomegreensunnyspot,theyhavehadsuchmemorieswakenedupwithinthembythesightofthesky,andhillandplain,andglisteningwater,thataforetasteofheavenitselfhassoothedtheirquickdecline,andtheyhavesunkintotheirtombs,aspeacefullyasthesunwhosesettingtheywatchedfromtheirlonelychamberwindowbutafewhoursbefore,fadedfromtheirdimandfeeblesight!Thememorieswhichpeacefulcountryscenescallup,arenotofthisworld,norofitsthoughtsandhopes.

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