Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History

Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History

Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural HistorySounds are to me more reminiscent than sights;...
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Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History

Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History

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Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History

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Author: Darwin, Francis
Format: eBook
Language: English

Rustic Sounds, and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History

Sounds are to me more reminiscent than sights; they bring back the sensations of childhood, and indeed all memories of my past life, in a way more touching and clear than what is seen. Wendell Holmes claims the sense of smell as most closely associated with memory; for me, as I say, it is that of hearing. To children there is something impressive and almost sacred in the changes of the seasons, in the onset of winter, or the clear approach of spring. The first of these changes was heralded for me by the appearance of puddles frozen to a shining white; mysterious because the frost had drunk them dry in roofing them with ice, and especially delightful in the sharp crackling sound they gave when trodden on. This was the noise of the beginning of winter. Another winter memory is the humming whistle of the boys feet as they slid on the village pond, a remembrance that recalls my envious admiration of their heavily nailed boots, giving them an advantage in pace and a more noble style of sliding. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 34006
Author: Darwin, Francis
Release Date: Sep 27, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English

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