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528 LIFE
crops, but yet its people have always shown more respect for trees than
was ever the case with the Latin races, and there also we find but few
localities which do not possess a certain amount of grace or even of real
beauty, owing either to the great oaks standing by themselves and
spreading their branches over the meadows, or to the clumps of trees of
various kinds dotted about with picturesque art round villages and country houses. The art of man, notwithstanding the opinion of some morose
minds, has it in its power to embellish even the aspect of free nature, by
giving it the charm of prospect and variety, and, above all, by placing it
in harmony with the deepest seated feelings of those who inhabit it. In
Switzerland, on the shores ofthe great lakes, and in front of blue mountains and glittering glaciers, how many instances there are, both of farmhouses and villas, which, by their grassy lawns, their clumps of flowerbeds, and their shady walks, render the face of nature still more beauti-
fulj and charm, as if by some pleasant dream of happiness, the traveler
who passes by!
At the present time, the freedom from prejudice which science gives,
the love of liberty which is spreading far and wide, the feeling of solidarity which often influences us without our knowledge, and teaches us the
fact that the earth belongs to all, have singularly enlarged the breadth of
view taken by man. At the same time, the increase of traveling is revealing more and more the beauty of the earth and the harmony of its agencies. For a few years past especially, there has been springing up a perfect enthusiasm in the feeling of love with which men, eminent in art and
science, regard nature. Travelers spread in swarms over all countries
which are easy of access, and remarkable for the beauty of their scenery
or for the charm of their climate. Multitudes of painters, sketchers, and
photographers are traversing the whole earth from the banks ofthe Yang-
tse-kiang to those of the Amazon; they study the land, the sea, and the
forests in all their most varied aspects; they exhibit to us all the magnificent scenes on the globe which we inhabit; and in consequence of their
being brought more and more into intimate communion with nature, and
of the works of art brought back from their innumerable voyages and
travels, all men of cultivation can now form an acquaintance with the
features and aspect of the different countries of the globe. The class of
savants, although less numerous than that of the artists, are still more
useful in their labors of discovery, and have also become, wanderers over
the earth, and the whole world now forms their sphere of study. It was
while traveling from the Andes to the Altai that Humboldt composed his
admirable Tableaux de la Nature, dedicated, as he says, "To those who,
impelled by the love of liberty, have been able .to tear themselves away
from the troublesome waves of life."
Henceforth, owing to these travels, the globe itself will become the
agent in ennobling the taste of its inhabitants, and in communicating to
them the sense ofthe truly beautiful. Those who traverse the Pyrenees,
the Alps, or the Himalayas, or even the high cliffs along the sea-shore,
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000585 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 528 LIFE crops, but yet its people have always shown more respect for trees than was ever the case with the Latin races, and there also we find but few localities which do not possess a certain amount of grace or even of real beauty, owing either to the great oaks standing by themselves and spreading their branches over the meadows, or to the clumps of trees of various kinds dotted about with picturesque art round villages and country houses. The art of man, notwithstanding the opinion of some morose minds, has it in its power to embellish even the aspect of free nature, by giving it the charm of prospect and variety, and, above all, by placing it in harmony with the deepest seated feelings of those who inhabit it. In Switzerland, on the shores ofthe great lakes, and in front of blue mountains and glittering glaciers, how many instances there are, both of farmhouses and villas, which, by their grassy lawns, their clumps of flowerbeds, and their shady walks, render the face of nature still more beauti- fulj and charm, as if by some pleasant dream of happiness, the traveler who passes by! At the present time, the freedom from prejudice which science gives, the love of liberty which is spreading far and wide, the feeling of solidarity which often influences us without our knowledge, and teaches us the fact that the earth belongs to all, have singularly enlarged the breadth of view taken by man. At the same time, the increase of traveling is revealing more and more the beauty of the earth and the harmony of its agencies. For a few years past especially, there has been springing up a perfect enthusiasm in the feeling of love with which men, eminent in art and science, regard nature. Travelers spread in swarms over all countries which are easy of access, and remarkable for the beauty of their scenery or for the charm of their climate. Multitudes of painters, sketchers, and photographers are traversing the whole earth from the banks ofthe Yang- tse-kiang to those of the Amazon; they study the land, the sea, and the forests in all their most varied aspects; they exhibit to us all the magnificent scenes on the globe which we inhabit; and in consequence of their being brought more and more into intimate communion with nature, and of the works of art brought back from their innumerable voyages and travels, all men of cultivation can now form an acquaintance with the features and aspect of the different countries of the globe. The class of savants, although less numerous than that of the artists, are still more useful in their labors of discovery, and have also become, wanderers over the earth, and the whole world now forms their sphere of study. It was while traveling from the Andes to the Altai that Humboldt composed his admirable Tableaux de la Nature, dedicated, as he says, "To those who, impelled by the love of liberty, have been able .to tear themselves away from the troublesome waves of life." Henceforth, owing to these travels, the globe itself will become the agent in ennobling the taste of its inhabitants, and in communicating to them the sense ofthe truly beautiful. Those who traverse the Pyrenees, the Alps, or the Himalayas, or even the high cliffs along the sea-shore, |
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