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,,recreation   ,x is sometimes said t   
?is is a pleasure-seek+ age4 ,:e!r x be 
a pleasure-seek+ age or n1 ,i d\bt :e!r 
x is a pleasure-f9d+ age4 ,we are       
suppos$ to h great advantages 9 _m ways 
ov] our pr$ecessors4 ,!re is1 on ! :ole1
 less pov]ty & m weal?4 ,!re are suppos$
 to be m opportunities = enjoym5t3 !re  
are mov+ pictures1 motor-c>s1 & _m o!r  
?+s :i* are n[ consid]$ means ( enjoym5t
 & :i* our ance/ors did n possess1 b ,i 
d n judge f :at ,i read 9 ! newspap]s t 
!re is m cont5t4 ,inde$1 we seem to be  
liv+ 9 an age ( discont5t4 ,x seems to  

be r on ! increase ?an o!rwise & is a   
subject ( g5]al compla9t4 ,if s x is    
wor? :ile consid]+ :at x is t makes p   
happy1 :at !y c d to make !mselves      
happy1 & x is f t po9t ( view t ,i wi%  
to speak on recreation4  ,let x be      
admitt$ t recreation is only "o ( ! ?+s 
t make = happ9ess 9 life4 ,i d n ev5    
recomm5d x z ! mo/ important4 ,!re are  
at lea/ f\r o!r ?+s :i* are m or less "u
 our own control & :i* are ess5tial to  
happ9ess4 ,! fir/ is "s moral /&>d by   
:i* to guide our actions4 ,! second is  
"s satisfactory home life 9 ! =m ( good 
relations ) family or fri5ds4 ,! ?ird is
 "s =m ( "w :i* ju/ifies our exi/5ce to 
our own c\ntry & makes u good citiz5s4  
,! f\r? ?+ is "s degree ( leisure & !   
use ( x 9 "s way t makes u happy4 ,to   
succe$ 9 mak+ a good use ( our leisure w
 n comp5sate = failure 9 any "o ( ! o!r 
?ree ?+s to :i* ,i h ref]r$1 b a        
reasonable am\nt ( leisure & a good use 
( x is an important contribution to a   
happy life4 ,h[ is ?is happy use (      

leisure to be ensur$8 ,we sometimes meet
 p :o d n seem to "k :at to d ) _! sp>e 
"t4 ,!y are l ! man ( :om x 0 said1 ,he 
doesn't "k :at he wants1 & he won't be  
happy till he gets x4 ,! fir/ ?+1 !re=e1
 is to take ourselves out ( t category1 
to "k def9itely :at we want1 & to make  
sure x is some?+ t w make u happy :5 we 
get x2 & t is ! beg9n+ ( recreation4 ,y 
are entitl$ to say to me1 ,t is all v   
well z a g5]al piece ( advice1 b tell u 
h[ y h foll[$ & appli$ x y\rself2 & x   
w\ld n be fair = me to %r9k f answ]+ t  
"q4 ,9 "o respect ,i mu/ plead failure4 
,i h be5 a failure z reg>ds golf1 n     
because ,i did n succe$1 b because ,i   
did n want to succe$4 ,i h a great      
respect = golf4 ,i am sure x is v good =
 _m p2 ,i "k v _m good p :o play golf2 b
 x s happ5s t x does n give me a good   
"t1 & s ,i leave ! recomm5dation ( x to 
p :o c speak ( x ) m appreciation4  ,b  
,i d recomm5d "s game or games z a "p ( 
recreation4 ,z long z ,i c\ld see to    
play & _h suffici5t leisure1 ,i enjoy$  

imm5sely ! game ( real or c\rt t5nis1 a 
v anci5t game1 requir+ activity z well z
 skill1 a game 9 :i* ,am]icans may take 
int]e/ & "s pride1 because = ! fir/ "t1 
at any rate1 9 ! rec5t hi/ory ( ! game1 
an amateur is *ampion ( ! _w & t amateur
 is an ,am]ican4 ,! ,engli% are         
sometimes criticis$ = pay+ too mu*      
att5tion to games4 ,a ,briti% (fic] :om 
,i "k well1 :o happ5$ to be 9 ,africa at
 ! outbreak ( ! w> & took "p 9 ! fight+ 
!re1 tells me t 9 "o ( ! ,g]man po/s    
captur$ by ! ,briti% !re 0 f\nd a map   
made by ! ,g]mans & %[+ ,africa z x 0 to
 be :5 ! w> 0 ov]4 ,! great] "p (       
,africa _h become ,g]man1 & !re 0 no?+  
left = ! ,briti% except+ a small pat* 9 
! middle ( ! ,sah>a ,des]t :i* 0 m>k$   
,footballplatz = ! ,engli%4 ,football is
 a national game 9 ,am]ica z well z 9   
,engl&1 b ,i d n suppose t ei!r y or we 
?9k t our soldi]s f\ght any worse 9 ! w>
 = hav+ be5 fond ( football4 ,i put     
games def9itely z a desirable "p (      
recreation1 & ,i w\ld say h "o or m     

games ( :i* y are fond1 b let !m1 at any
 rate 9 y\?1 be games :i* te/ ! w9d1 !  
/ay+ p[]1 & ! activity ( ! :ole body1 z 
well z skill4  ,sport %all be m5tion$   
next4 ,i h _h a lik+ = m ?an "o =m (    
sport1 b an actual passion = salmon &   
tr\t fi%+4 ,p]haps ! foll[+ little      
confid5ce w give "s idea h[ ke5 !       
passion has be54 ,! be/ salmon & tr\t   
fi%+ 9 ,great ,brita9 ends 9 ,septemb]4 
,! be/ salmon fi%+ beg9s aga9 9 ,m>*4 ,9
 my op9ion ! v be/ ( all is to be _h 9  
,m>* & ,april4 ,9 ,octob] ,i us$ to f9d 
myself look+ =w>d to salmon fi%+ 9 !    
next ,m>* & beg9n+ to sp5d my sp>e "t   
?9k+ ab\t x4 ,i lay awake 9 b$ fi%+ 9   
imag9ation ! pools :i* ,i 0 n go+ to see
 be=e ,m>* at ! e>lie/1 till ,i felt ,i 
0 sp5d+ too mu* "t1 n 9 actual fi%+1 b 9
 %e] look+ =w>d to x4 ,i made a rule1   
!re=e1 t ,i w\ld n fi% pools 9          
imag9ation be=e ! fir/ ( ,janu>y1 s t ,i
 might n sp5d m ?an two mon?s ( sp>e "t 
9 anticipation alone4 ,salmon fi%+ z ,i 
h enjoy$ x1 fi%+ n f a boat1 b f "o's   

feet1 ei!r on ! bank or wad+ deep 9 !   
/ream1 is a glori\s & su/a9$ ex]cise = !
 :ole body1 z well z be+ an excit+      
sport2 b _m ( my fri5ds d n c>e = x4 ,to
 !m ,i say1 z "o :o 0 fond ( ,george    
,m]$i?'s novels once said to a man :o   
compla9$ t he c\ld n read !m1 ,:y %\ld  
y8 ,if y d n c>e = fi%+1 d n fi%4 ,:y   
%\ld y8 ,b if we are to be quits & y are
 to be on ! same happy level z ,i h be51
 !n f9d some?+ = y\rself :i* y l z mu* z
 ,i l fi%+4  ,!re are _m o!r subjects = 
recreation4 ,i _c ev5 m5tion !m all1 mu*
 less discuss any ( !m adequately4 ,b ,i
 mu/ m5tion = a high place 9 recreation 
! pleasure ( g>d5+1 if y are fond ( x4  
,bacon says1 ,god ,almighty fir/ plant$ 
a g>d51 & inde$ x is ! pure/ ( human    
pleasures4 ,x is "o ( ^? pleasures :i*  
foll[ ! law ( increas+ & n ( dim9i%+    
returns4 ,! m y develop x & ! m y "k    
ab\t x1 ! m absorb+ is ! int]e/ ( x4    
,!re is no season ( ! ye> at :i* !      
int]e/ ceases & no "t ( life1 s long z  
sight rema9s1 at :i* we are too old to  

enjoy x4  ,i h n[ m5tion$ games1 sport1 
& g>d5+4 ,no "o p]haps has "t or        
opportunity to enjoy all ?ree to ! full4
 ,a few p may h suffici5t range (       
temp]am5t to c>e = all ?ree1 b _m p--,i 
w\ld say mo/ p--:o h opportunity may    
f9d1 at any rate 9 "o ( !m1 some?+ t w  
contribute to _! happ9ess4 ,i w pass n[ 
to a subject :i* is m important /ill4   
,books are ! greate/ & ! mo/            
satisfactory ( recreations4 ,i mean !   
use ( books = pleasure4 ,)\t books1 )\t 
hav+ acquir$ ! p[] ( read+ = pleasure1  
none ( u c be indep5d5t1 b if we c read 
we h a sure def5ce aga9/ bor$om 9       
solitude4 ,if we h n t def5ce1 we are   
dep5d5t on ! *>ity ( family1 fri5ds1 or 
ev5 /rang]s1 to save u f bor$om2 b if we
 c f9d delight 9 read+1 ev5 a long      
railway j\rney alone ceases to be t$i\s1
 & long w9t] ev5+s to ourselves are an  
inexhau/ible opportunity = pleasure4    
,poetry is ! greate/ lit]ature1 &       
pleasure 9 poetry is ! greate/ ( lit]>y 
pleasures4 ,x is also ! lea/ easy to    

atta9 & !re are "s p :o nev] d atta9 x4 
,i met "s "o ! o!r day :o did n c>e =   
poetry at all2 x gave h] no pleasure1 no
 satisfaction1 & only caus$ h] to       
reflect h[ mu* bett] ! ?\ght1 s x seem$ 
to h]1 c\ld be express$ 9 prose4 ,9 !   
same way !re are p :o c>e no?+ = music4 
,i knew "o ,engli%man ( :om x 0 said t  
he knew only two tunes3 "o 0 ! national 
an!m1 ,god ,save ! ,k+1 & ! o!r wasn't4 
,we _c help ^! p if !y d n c>e = poetry 
or music1 b ,i may (f] y "o or two      
sugge/ions f\nd$ on my own exp]i5ce )   
reg>d to poetry4 ,!re is mu* poetry =   
:i* mo/ ( u d n c>e1 b ) a little tr\ble
 :5 we are "y we may f9d "o or two poets
 ^: poetry1 if we get to "k x well1 w   
mean v mu* to u & become "p ( ourselves4
 ,poetry does n become intimate to u    
?r\gh ! intellect alone2 x comes to u   
?r\gh temp]am5t1 "o might almo/ say     
ent]s u ?r\gh ! pores ( ! sk91 & x is z 
if :5 we get old] our sk9 becomes dry & 
our temp]am5t h>d & we c read only ) !  
head4 ,x is :5 we are "y1 be=e we rea* !

 age ( ?irty-five1 t we mu/ f9d out !   
great poet or poets :o h really writt5  
specially = u2 & if we are happy en\gh  
to f9d "o poet :o seems to express ?+s  
:i* we h consci\sly felt 9 our own      
p]sonal exp]i5ce1 or to h reveal$ to u  
?+s )9 ourselves ( :i* we 7 unconsci\s  
until we f\nd !m express$ 9 poetry1 we h
 inde$ got a great possession4 ,! love =
 su* poetry :i* comes to u :5 we are "y 
w n disappe> z we get old]2 x w rema9 9 
u1 becom+ an intimate "p ( our own be+1 
& w be an assur$ s\rce ( /r5g?1         
consolation1 & delight4  ,!re is ano!r  
bran* ( lit]ature to :i* ,i mu/ make a  
pass+ ref]5ce3 x is t ( philosophy4 ,i  
am b\nd to ref] to x "h because ,i "k   
two m51 bo? ( !m di/+ui%$ 9 public life1
 :o f9d real recreation & sp5d leisure  
"t :5 !y h x 9 read+ & writ+ philosophy4
 ,!y are bo? liv+ & ,i h n _! p]mission 
to m5tion _! names1 b z ,i admire !m ,i 
m5tion _! recreation1 ?\gh ) an         
admiration entirely unt+$ by envy4 ,an  
,ox=d pr(essor is alleg$ to h said t e  

"o %\ld "k en\gh philosophy to f9d t he 
c d )\t x4 ,i d n g q s f> z t4 ,:5 ,i 0
 an und]graduate at ,ox=d ,i read ,plato
 because ,i 0 made to read x4 ,aft] ,i  
left ,ox=d ,i read ,plato aga9 to see if
 ,i lik$ x4 ,i did l x s mu* t ,i h nev]
 f\nd ! same pleasure 9 o!r             
philosophical writ]s4 ,i hope y w n ?9k 
t ,i am talk+ flippantly4 ,i am talk+ v 
s]i\sly--ab\t recreation1 & ,i feel b\nd
 to m5tion philosophy 9 connection ) x  
out ( respect to my fri5ds1 b ,i d n lay
 mu* /ress ^u x z a means ( recreation4 
,i come n[ to ! ma9 s\rce ( lit]>y      
recreation 9 read+3 ! great books ( all 
"t on :i* "o g5]ation aft] ano!r has set
 ! seal ( excell5ce s t we "k !m c]ta9ly
 to be wor? read+4 ,!re is a wide & v>i$
 *oice1 & x is among/ ! old books t !   
sure/ & mo/ la/+ recreation is to be    
f\nd4 ,"s "o has said1 ,:5ev] a new book
 comes out read an old "o4 ,we ne$ n    
take t too lit]ally1 b we %\ld give !   
old & prov$ books ! pref]5ce4 ,"s "o1 ,i
 ?9k x 0 ,isaac ,disraeli1 said t he :o 

did n make himself acqua9t$ ) ! be/     
?\ghts ( ! greate/ writ]s w\ld "o day be
 mortifi$ to obs]ve t 8 be/ ?\ghts are  
_! indiff]5t ones1 & x is f ! great     
books t h /ood ! te/ ( "t t we %all get1
 n only ! mo/ la/+ pleasure1 b a /&>d by
 :i* to measure our own ?\ghts1 ! ?\ghts
 ( o!rs1 & ! excell5ce ( ! lit]ature (  
our own day4 ,"s ye>s ago1 :5 ,i 0      
,secret>y = ,=eign ,affairs 9 ,engl&1 :5
 holidays 7 (t5 long 9 com+1 %ort &     
preci\s :5 !y did come1 :5 "w 0 h>d &   
exhau/+ & disagreeable1 ,i f\nd x a good
 plan :5 ,i got home to my libr>y 9 !   
c\ntry to h ?ree books on h& =          
recreation4 ,"o ( !m us$ to be "o ( ^?  
great books ( all "t deal+ ) great ev5ts
 or great ?\ghts ( pa/ g5]ations4 ,i    
m5tion ,gibbon's ,decl9e & ,fall ( !    
,roman ,empire z an in/ance ( "o su*    
book1 :i* _h an atmosph]e ( greatness   
into :i* "o pass$ "r out ( ! worries (  
p>ty politics & (ficial "w4 ,su* books  
take "o away to ano!r _w :]e "o f9ds n  
only pleasure1 b re/4 ,i l l>ge /ill    

books1 ,t5nyson is report$ to h said4 ,&
 great books n only give pleasure & re/1
 b bett] p]spective ( ! ev5ts ( our own 
"t4 ,i mu/ w>n y t ,gibbon has be5 call$
 dull4 ,x is alleg$ t ,%]idan1 a man (  
brilliant wit1 said s1 & :5 a fri5d     
rem9d$ him t 9 a fam\s spee* he _h paid 
,gibbon ! complim5t ( speak+ ( ! lum9\s 
page ( ,gibbon1 ,%]idan said he mu/ h   
meant to say volum9\s4 ,if y take ! same
 view ( ,gibbon1 f9d "s o!r great au?or 
:om y d n f9d dull4 ,!re is a ho/ (     
great writ]s to *oose f4 ,!re are pl5ty 
( signpo/s to direct u to old books (   
int]e/ & value4 ,!y h well-kn[n names1 &
 s !y /& out & are kn[n l great peaks 9 
m\nta9 ranges ( ! human intellect4  ,!  
second ( my books w\ld also be an old   
book1 a novel :i* _h be5 approv$ by     
successive g5]ations4 ,! ?ird w\ld be "s
 mod]n book1 :e!r s]i\s or light1 & 9   
mod]n books ! *oice is n s easy4 ,!re   
are _m t are excell5t1 b !re are _m 9   
:i* we may f9d nei!r pleasure nor pr(it4
 ,if our leisure is %ort we h n mu* "t  

to exp]im5t4 ,! less sp>e "t we h1 ! m  
preci\s x is1 & we d n want to wa/e any 
( x 9 exp]im5t+ ) mod]n books :i* we d n
 f9d pr(itable4 ,x is wor? :ile to      
cultivate a few fri5ds ^: intellig5ce we
 c respect & ^: ta/e is sympa!tic & :o  
read1 & to get f !m f "t to "t ! names (
 mod]n books :i* !y h read & f\nd good4 
,i h _h too little "t = read+1 b t my   
advice may n be entirely academic ,i w  
recomm5d y1 at any rate1 "o good mod]n  
novel4 ,its "n is ,! ,b5t ,twig1 !      
au?oress is ,doro?y ,canfield1 & ,i c   
tell y no?+ except t %e is an ,am]ican1 
b ! book seems to me "o ( ! be/ pieces (
 "w 9 novel writ+ t has happ5$ to come  
"u my own obs]vation rec5tly4 ,!re are  
o!rs1 no d\bt1 9 pl5ty1 & if y get half 
a doz5 fri5ds :o are fond ( read+ ea* to
 recomm5d y "o book z ,i h done1 y w h  
provision = a little "t to come4  ,to   
conclude my sugge/ions ab\t read+ ,i    
w\ld urge ?is4 ,l all ! be/ ?+s 9 life1 
! recreation ( read+ ne$s a little      
plann+4 ,:5 we h a holiday 9 prospect we

 make plans be=eh& s t :5 ! "t comes we 
may "k exactly :]e we want to g1 :at we 
want to d1 h[ ! holiday is to be sp5t1 &
 h all our prep>ations ready4 ,if we d n
 d t ! holiday f9ds u unprep>$ & !      
great] "p ( x is wa/$4 ,s ) our sp>e "t1
 our casual leisure4 ,d n let x f9d u   
unprep>$4 ,x is a good plan to make a   
li/ ( books :i* ei!r f our own ?\ght1   
our own exp]i5ce1 or ! recomm5dation (  
fri5ds1 we feel a desire to read4 ,we   
%\ld h "o or two ( ^! books always at   
h&1 & h !m 9 m9d1 too1 z some?+ :i* we  
are long+ to read at ! fir/ opportunity4
 ,i ?9k "s p lose ! habit & pleasure (  
read+ because !y d n take ?is tr\ble &  
make no plan1 & :5 ! sp>e ev5+ or ! long
 railway j\rney or ! wet day comes x    
f9ds !m )\t any book 9 anticipation1 &  
!y pick up a newspap] or a magaz9e1 n   
because !y specially want to read x1 b  
because !y h no?+ pres5t to _! m9ds or  
at h& :i* !y really c>e =4 ,! habit (   
plann+ ahead is ess5tial to real        
cultivation ( ! pleasure ( read+1 j z   

ess5tial z plann+ is = sport or travel  
or games or any ( ! o!r pleasures (     
life4 ,i "k fri5ds :o are fond ( sport4 
,!y *oose a long "t be=eh& ! riv] !y w  
fi% or ! sort ( %oot+ !y w pursue4      
,ano!r fri5d likes travel & plans mon?s 
9 advance :]e he w g & :at he w see4    
,)\t ?is =e-?\ght & plann+ !y w\ld n get
 _! pleasure1 & s x is ) read+4 ,if we  
once acquire ! habit ( plann+1 we f9d   
out increas+ly :at x is t we l1 & our   
difficulty at any sp>e mom5t is n to f9d
 "s book t we are long+ to read1 b to   
*oose :i* book ( ^? to :i* we are look+ 
=w>d 9 anticipation we %all take fir/4  
,i h spok5 ab\t plann+ = a holiday1 & ,i
 w give an in/ance ( h[ ?or\ghly        
,presid5t ,roosevelt plann$ = a holiday4
 ,sev]al ye>s ago :5 ,i 0 at ! ,=eign   
,(fice 9 ,london1 ,i got a lett] f ,mr4 
,bryce1 :o 0 !n ,briti% ,ambassador at  
,wa%+ton1 say+ t ,presid5t ,roosevelt   
int5d$ to travel z soon z he 0 out (    
(fice4 ,he 0 go+ to travel 9 ,africa1 to
 visit ,europe1 & to come to ,engl&1 &  

he 0 plann+ 8 holiday s m9utely z to "t 
8 visit to ,engl& = ! spr+1 :5 ! birds  
w\ld be 9 full song & he c\ld he> !m4 ,=
 ?is purpose he want$ x to be arrang$ t 
somebody :o knew ! songs ( ! ,engli%    
birds %\ld g = a walk ) him 9 ! c\ntry1 
& z ! songs 7 he>d tell him :at ! birds 
74 ,t is a pretty good in/ance ( ?or\gh 
plann+ 9 advance = a holiday4 ,x seem$  
to me v attractive t ! executive head ( 
! mo/ p[]ful c\ntry 9 ! _w %\ld h ?is   
simple1 heal?y1 t\*+ desire to he> !    
songs ( birds1 & ,i wrote back at once  
to ,mr4 ,bryce to say t :5 ,presid5t    
,roosevelt came to ,engl& ,i %\ld be    
delight$ to d = him :at he want$4 ,x is 
no m a necess>y qualification = !       
,secret>y = ,=eign ,affairs 9 ,london   
?an x is = ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 t he %\ld "k ! songs ( ! birds1 & x is 
an amus+ co9cid5ce t we %\ld h be5 able 
to arrange ?is little matt]             
satisfactorily betwe5 u z if x 7 "p (   
our (ficial duties1 )\t feel+ oblig$ to 
call 9 exp]ts4  ,"t pass$1 & :5 !       

,presid5t retir$ f (fice he w5t to      
,africa & _h mu* big-game %oot+ & travel
 !re4 ,!n he came by way ( ! ,sudan &   
,egypt to ,europe4 ,! lead+ c\ntries (  
,europe 7 /irr$ to d him hon\r1 ,engl& n
 less ?an o!rs4 ,he _h a great reception
 & ev]y:]e a programme ( great &        
dignifi$ "* 0 arrang$ = him4 ,european  
newspap]s 7 full ( x long be=e he got to
 ,engl&1 & ,i ?\ght ?is little walk to  
he> ! songs ( ,engli% birds sugge/$ "s  
two ye>s previ\sly w\ld be =gott5 &     
cr[d$ out by great] matt]s4 ,b x 0 n s4 
,)\t any rem9d] on my "p ,i got an      
intimation f ! ,engli% fri5d :o 0 to be 
,colonel ,roosevelt's ho/ 9 ,london t   
,colonel ,roosevelt _h writt5 to him to 
say t ?is promise _h be5 made & t he    
wi%$ "t to be f\nd = ! fulfilm5t ( x4 ,i
 saw ,colonel ,roosevelt once soon aft] 
he came to ,london4 ,! day 0 arrang$ &  
at ! appo9t$ "t we met at ,wat]loo      
,/ation4 ,we _h to ask ! newspap]       
report]s n to g ) u1 n because x made   
any diff]5ce to ,colonel ,roosevelt1 b  

because birds are n s tame1 or p]haps ,i
 %\ld say are m self-consci\s ?an public
 m5 & d n l to be photograph$ or ev5    
int]view$ at close qu>t]s1 & x 0        
necess>y1 n only t ,colonel ,roosevelt &
 ,i %\ld be alone1 b t we %\ld make     
ourselves z inconspicu\s & unobtrusive z
 possible4  ,s we w5t alone1 & = "s     
tw5ty h\rs we 7 lo/ to ! _w4 ,we w5t by 
tra9 to a c\ntry /ation :]e a motor 0   
await+ u4 ,!nce we drove to ! little    
village ( ,tit*borne 9 ,hamp%ire1 & got 
!re soon aft] midday4 ,9 ! village (    
,tit*borne !re lives also ! family (    
,tit*borne1 & 9 ! old village *ur* !re  
is a tomb ) recumb5t figures ( "o ( !   
,tit*bornes & 8 wife :o liv$ 9 ! "t (   
,james ! ,fir/2 on x is inscrib$ !      
/atem5t t he *ose to be buri$ ) 8 wife 9
 ?is *apel1 :i* 0 built by 8 ance/or 9 !
 "t ( ,h5ry ! ,fir/4 ,t %[s a cont9u\s  
record ( "o family 9 "o place = "s eight
 hundr$ ye>s4 ,i =get :e!r we _h "t to g
 into ! *ur* & look at x1 b ! songs ( ! 
birds :i* we _h come to he> are f> m    

anci5t4 ,!y mu/ be ! same songs t 7 he>d
 by ! inhabitants ( ,engl& be=e !       
,romans came1 = ! songs ( birds come d[n
 un*ang$ ?r\gh great antiquity1 & we are
 li/5+ to-day1 9 :atev] "p ( ! _w we may
 be1 to songs :i* mu/ h be5 famili> to  
races ( m5 ( :i* hi/ory has no k & no   
record4  ,i 0 a little appreh5sive ab\t 
?is walk4 ,i _h _h no p]sonal           
acqua9tance ) ,colonel ,roosevelt be=e  
he came to ,engl& 9 #aiaj1 & ,i ?\ght to
 myself1 ,p]haps1 aft] all1 he w n c>e s
 v mu* ab\t birds1 & possibly aft] an   
h\r or s he w h _h en\gh ( !m4 ,if t be 
s & he does n c>e = birds1 he w h no?+ b
 my society1 :i* he w n f9d suffici5tly 
int]e/+ = s long a "t4 ,i _h reli$ ^u ! 
birds to provide ent]ta9m5t = him4 ,if t
 fail$1 ,i d\bt$ my own res\rces4 ,i ne$
 h _h no fe> ab\t 8 lik+ = birds4 ,i    
f\nd1 n only t he _h a rem>kable & abid+
 int]e/ 9 birds1 b a wond]ful k ( !m4   
,?\gh ,i "k some?+ ab\t ,briti% birds ,i
 %\ld h be5 lo/ & confus$ among ,am]ican
 birds1 ( :i* unhappily ,i "k little or 

no?+4 ,colonel ,roosevelt n only knew m 
ab\t ,am]ican birds ?an ,i did ab\t     
,briti% birds1 b he knew ab\t ,briti%   
birds also4 ,:at he _h lack$ 0 an       
opportunity ( he>+ _! songs1 & y _c get 
a k ( ! songs ( birds 9 any o!r way ?an 
by li/5+ to !m4  ,we began our walk1 &  
:5 a song 0 he>d ,i told him ! "n ( !   
bird4 ,i notic$ t z soon z ,i m5tion$ ! 
"n x 0 unnecess>y to tell him m4 ,he    
knew :at ! bird 0 l4 ,x 0 n necess>y =  
him to see x4 ,he knew ! k9d ( bird x 01
 its habits & appe>ance4 ,he j want$ to 
complete 8 k by he>+ ! song4 ,he _h1    
too1 a v tra9$ e> = bird songs1 :i* _c  
be acquir$ )\t hav+ sp5t mu* "t 9 li/5+ 
to !m4 ,h[ he _h f\nd "t 9 t busy life  
to acquire ?is k s ?or\ghly x is almo/  
impossible to imag9e1 b !re ! k & tra9+ 
und\bt$ly 74 ,he _h "o ( ! mo/ p]fectly 
tra9$ e>s = bird songs t ,i h ev] kn[n1 
s t if ?ree or f\r birds 7 s++ toge!r he
 w\ld pick out _! songs1 di/+ui% ea*1 & 
ask to be told ea* sep>ate "n2 & :5 f>!r
 on we he>d any bird = a second "t1 he  

w\ld rememb] ! song f ! fir/ tell+ & be 
able to "n ! bird himself4  ,he _h n    
only a tra9$ e>1 b ke5 feel+ & ta/e =   
bird songs4 ,he 0 quick to express      
pref]5ces1 & at once pick$ out ! song ( 
! ,engli% blackbird z be+ ! be/ ( ! bird
 songs we he>d4 ,i h always _h ! same   
feel+ ab\t ! blackbird's song4 ,i d n   
say x is bett] ?an ! songs ( ,am]ican   
birds1 :i* ,i h n he>d1 & ,i ?9k        
,colonel ,roosevelt ?\ght "o or two ( ! 
,am]ican bird songs 7 bett] ?an any?+ we
 _h 9 ,engl&2 b 8 feel+ = ! ,engli%     
blackbird's song ,i f\nd confirm$ ! o!r 
day 9 a book publi%$ by ,dr4 ,*apman1 ( 
! ,natural ,hi/ory ,museum at ,new      
,york4 ,he has writt5 a *apt] on ,engli%
 birds & picks out ! song ( ! blackbird 
= excell5ce because ( its spiritual     
quality4 ,colonel ,roosevelt lik$ ! song
 ( ! blackbird s mu* t he 0 almo/       
indignant t he _h n he>d m ( its        
reputation be=e4 ,he said ev]ybody talk$
 ab\t ! song ( ! ?ru%2 x _h a great     
reputation1 b ! song ( ! blackbird1 ?\gh

 less (t5 m5tion$1 0 mu* bett] ?an t ( !
 ?ru%4 ,he want$ to "k ! reason ( ?is   
inju/ice & kept ask+ ! "q ( himself &   
me4 ,at la/ he sugge/$ t ! "n ( ! bird  
mu/ h injur$ its reputation4 ,i suppose 
! real reason is t ! ?ru% s+s = a long] 
p]iod ( ! ye> ?an ! blackbird & is a m  
obtrusive s+]1 & t s few p h suffici5t  
feel+ ab\t bird songs to c>e to         
discrim9ate4  ,"o m in/ance ,i w give ( 
8 int]e/ & 8 k4 ,we 7 pass+ "u a fir    
tree :5 we he>d a small song 9 ! tree   
above u4 ,we /opp$ & ,i said t 0 ! song 
( a gold5-cre/$ wr54 ,he li/5$ v        
att5tively :ile ! bird repeat$ its      
little song1 z its habit is4 ,!n he     
said1 ,i ?9k t is exactly ! same song z 
t ( a bird t we h 9 ,am]ica2 & t 0 !    
only ,engli% song t he recogniz$ z be+ !
 same z any bird song 9 ,am]ica4 ,"s "t 
aft]w>ds ,i met a bird exp]t 9 !        
,natural ,hi/ory ,museum 9 ,london &    
told him ?is incid5t1 & he confirm$ :at 
,colonel ,roosevelt _h said1 t ! song ( 
?is bird w\ld be ab\t ! only song t !   

two c\ntries _h 9 common4 ,i ?9k t a v  
rem>kable in/ance ( m9ute & accurate k  
on ! "p ( ,colonel ,roosevelt4 ,x 0 !   
bus9ess ( ! bird exp]t 9 ,london to "k  
ab\t birds4 ,colonel ,roosevelt's k 0 a 
m]e incid5t acquir$1 n z "p ( ! "w ( 8  
life1 b entirely outside x4 ,i rememb]  
?9k+ at ! "t h[ /range x seem$ t !      
gold5-cre/$ wr51 :i* is ! v smalle/ bird
 :i* we h 9 ,engl&1 %\ld be ! only song 
bird :i* ! great cont95t ( ,nor? ,am]ica
 has 9 common ) u4  ,b po9ts ( view are 
diff]5t 9 diff]5t c\ntries4 ,we may f9d 
ourselves look+1 n only at political    
que/ions1 b at incid5ts 9 natural hi/ory
 f a diff]5t po9t ( view :5 we are on   
diff]5t sides ( an ocean4 ,! o!r day ,i 
0 9 a contemplative mood n f> f         
,wa%+ton4 ,i 0 ?9k+ :at a great c\ntry  
,i 0 91 h[ mu* l>g] ! riv]s 7 & h[ va/ !
 di/ances1 & g5]ally work+ up 9 my own  
m9d an impression ( ! great size ( !    
c\ntry4 ,!n ,i happ5$ to recall ?is     
incid5t ( ! gold5-cre/$ wr51 & ,i f\nd  
myself ?9k+1 ( c\rse1 9 a t9y little    

isl& l ,great ,brita91 :]e "o _c g 9 an 
express tra9 at fifty miles an h\r f ea/
 to we/ or f nor? to s\? 9 a /raight l9e
 = m ?an fifte5 h\rs )\t fall+ into !   
sea1 ! only song we c\ld h 9 common ) a 
great cont95t l ?is w\ld be ! song ( !  
smalle/ bird4  ,"o trivial incid5t !re 0
 9 our walk :i* gave u "s amusem5t4 ,we 
7 go+ by footpa?s d[n a riv] valley1 a v
 beautiful1 b a v tame & settl$ c\ntry1 
:]e any?+ l an adv5ture seem$           
impossible4 ,we 7 on a pa? :i* ,i _h    
kn[n = _m ye>s1 & along :i* ,i _h walk$ 
_m times1 n only )\t adv5ture1 b )\t ev5
 incid5t4 ,sudd5ly we f\nd ourselves    
/opp$--! pa? 0 flood$1 "s we$s _h block$
 ! riv] close by1 & in/ead ( a dry pa?  
we _h ab\t tw5ty y>ds ( wat] 9 front (  
u4 ,! wat] 0 n v deep1 c]ta9ly n above  
our knees1 b ,i _h n int5d$ t !re %\ld  
be any wad+ 9 our walk nor _h ,i prep>$ 
= x4 ,i ask$ if he w\ld m9d go+ ?r\gh ! 
wat]1 to :i*1 ( c\rse1 he repli$ t he   
w\ld n4 ,s we w5t ?r\gh1 got wet1 & 9 ! 
c\rse ( ! aft]noon got dry aga9 z we    

walk$4 ,no?+ ( ! same k9d _h happ5$ !re 
be=e2 no?+ has happ5$ s9ce4 ,i ?9k !re 0
 "s magnetism ab\t ,colonel ,roosevelt's
 p]sonality :i* creat$ incid5ts4  ,aft] 
go+ a few miles d[n ! valley we got into
 our motor1 :i* 0 wait+ at a village    
inn1 & drove to :at is call$ ! ,new     
,=e/1 ?\gh x is m ?an eight hundr$ ye>s 
old4 ,we 7 n[ 9 a c\ntry ( wild hea?1 q 
uncultivat$1 & ! "p we w5t ?r\gh 0 mo/ly
 natural =e/4 ,"h we he>d "s birds      
diff]5t f any we _h he>d 9 ! valley ( ! 
,it*51 & got to a little inn /&+ on !   
op5 hea? ab\t n9e o'clock 9 ! ev5+4 ,we 
_h d9n]1 & next morn+ we breakfa/$      
toge!r & w5t to ,s\?ampton1 :5ce        
,colonel ,roosevelt return$ to ,am]ica4 
,i am n attempt+ "h a full appreciation 
( ,colonel ,roosevelt4 ,he w be kn[n =  
all "t z "o ( ! great m5 ( ,am]ica4 ,i  
am only giv+ y ?is p]sonal recollection 
z a little contribution to 8 memory1 z  
"o t ,i c make f p]sonal k & :i* is n[  
kn[n only to myself4 ,8 conv]sation ab\t
 birds 0 made int]e/+ by quotations f   

poets4 ,he talk$ also ab\t politics1 & 9
 ! :ole ( 8 conv]sation ab\t !m !re 0   
no?+ b ! motive ( public _s &           
patriotism4 ,i saw en\gh ( him to "k t  
to be ) him 0 to be /imulat$ 9 ! be/    
s5se ( ! ^w = ! "w ( life4 ,p]haps x is 
n yet realis$ h[ great he 0 9 ! matt] ( 
k z well z 9 action4 ,ev]ybody kn[s t he
 0 a great man ( action 9 ! fulle/ s5se 
( ! ^w4 ,! ,press has always proclaim$  
t4 ,x is less (t5 t a tribute is paid to
 him z a man ( k z well z a man (       
action4 ,two ( y\r greate/ exp]ts 9     
natural hi/ory told me ! o!r day t      
,colonel ,roosevelt c\ld1 9 t dep>tm5t (
 k1 hold 8 own ) exp]ts4 ,8 k (         
lit]ature 0 also v great1 & x 0 k ( !   
be/4 ,x is seldom t y f9d s great a man 
( action :o 0 also a man ( su* wide &   
accurate k4 ,i happ5$ to be impress$ by 
8 k ( natural hi/ory & lit]ature & to h 
_h fir/-h& evid5ce ( bo?1 b ,i ga!r f   
o!rs t !re 7 o!r fields ( k 9 :i* he 0  
also rem>kable4 ,n long ago :5 an       
,engli% fri5d ( m9e 0 dy+1 8 bus9ess    

ag5t came ov] to see him4 ,"o ( ! family
 ask$ ! ag5t :e!r he _h come on         
important bus9ess4 ,no1 he said1 ,i h   
come = a little conv]sation because ,i 0
 feel+ depress$ ?is morn+ & ,i want$ to 
be made to feel two in*es tall]4 ,t say+
 w\ld1 ,i ?9k1 h be5 specially          
applicable to ,colonel ,roosevelt also4 
,he c\ld make p feel bigg] & /rong] &   
bett]4  ,& n[ my la/ disc\rse %all be on
 "o s5t5ce f ,colonel ,roosevelt :i* ,i 
saw quot$ ! o!r day4 ,x is ?is3 ,he is n
 fit to live :o is n fit to die1 & he is
 n fit to die :o %r9ks f ! joy ( life or
 f ! duty ( life4 ,obs]ve t ! joy ( life
 & ! duty ( life are put side by side4  
,_m p prea* ! doctr9e ( ! duty ( life4  
,x is comp>atively seldom t y f9d "o :o 
puts ! joy ( life z some?+ to be        
cultivat$1 to be enc\rag$ on an equal   
foot+ ) ! duty ( life4 ,& ( all ! joys (
 life :i* may fairly come "u ! head (   
recreation !re is no?+ m great1 m       
refre%+1 m b5eficial 9 ! wide/ s5se ( ! 
^w1 ?an a real love ( ! beauty ( ! _w4  

,"s p _c feel x4 ,to su* p ,i c only    
say1 z ,turn] once said to a lady :o    
compla9$ t %e c\ld n see sunsets z he   
pa9t$ !m1 ,don't y wi% y c\ld1 madam8 ,b
 to ^? :o h "s feel+ t ! natural _w has 
beauty 9 x ,i w\ld say1 ,cultivate ?is  
feel+ & enc\rage x 9 e way y c4 ,consid]
 ! seasons1 ! joy ( ! spr+1 ! spl5d\r ( 
! summ]1 ! sunset col\rs ( ! autumn1 !  
delicate & graceful b>5ess ( w9t] trees1
 ! beauty ( sn[1 ! beauty ( light ^u    
wat]1 :at ! old ,greek call$ ! unnumb]$ 
smil+ ( ! sea4  ,9 ! feel+ = t beauty1  
if we h x1 we possess a pe>l ( great    
price4 ,i say ( great price1 b x is     
some?+ :i* co/s u no?+ because x is all 
a "p ( ! joy :i* is 9 ! _w = ev]ybody :o
 c>es = x4 ,x is ! joy 9 wide/          
commonalty spread2 x is a ri* possession
 = u if we c>e = x1 b 9 possess+ x we   
deprive nobody else4 ,! enjoym5t ( x1 ! 
possession ( x1 excites nei!r gre$ nor  
envy1 & x is some?+ :i* is always !re = 
u & :i* may take u out ( ! small worries
 ( life4 ,:5 we are bor$1 :5 we are out 

( tune1 :5 we h little worries1 x cle>s 
our feel+s & *anges our mood if we c get
 9 t\* ) ! beauty ( ! natural _w4 ,!re  
is a qua9t b apposite quotation f an old
 writ] :i* runs z foll[s3 ,i sleep1 ,i  
dr9k & eat1 ,i read & m$itate1 ,i walk 9
 my neighb\r's pleasant fields & see all
 ! v>ieties ( natural beauty 444 & he :o
 ha? s _m =ms ( joy mu/ ne$s be v mu* 9 
love ) sorr[ & peevi%ness1 :o lose? all 
^! pleasures & *oose? to sit ^u 8 little
 h&ful ( ?orns4  ,!re is a /ory ( a man 
:om o!rs call$ poor1 & :o _h j en\gh    
=tune to support himself 9 go+ ab\t !   
c\ntry 9 ! simple/ way & /udy+ & enjoy+ 
! life & beauty ( x4 ,he 0 once 9 !     
company ( a great millionaire :o 0      
engag$ 9 bus9ess1 work+ at x daily &    
gett+ ri*] e ye>1 & ! poor man said to !
 millionaire1 ,i am a ri*] man ?an y    
are4 ,h[ d y make t out8 said !         
millionaire4 ,:y1 he repli$1 ,i h got z 
mu* money z ,i want & y hav5't4  ,b x is
 n only 9 ! small worries ( life t we   
may be sav$ by a "r use ( recreation4   

,we all realize h[ 9 ! ,great ,w> y\r   
nation & our nation & o!rs engag$ 9 ! w>
 7 tak5 out ( !mselves1 ,i 0 go+ to say 
lo/ !mselves1 b ,i ought r to say f\nd  
!mselves4 ,x 0 a f9e ?+ on y\r "p to s5d
 two million soldi]s across ! sea 9 s   
%ort a "t to risk _! lives = an ideal4  
,x 0 ev5 m impressive to u :5 we he>d t 
9 ?is c\ntry y _h adopt$ conscription1 &
 t y\r millions ( p1 di/ribut$ ov] s va/
 an ext5t ( cont95t1 7 s mov$ by "o     
public _s & "o patriotism & "o desire to
 help ! ,allies 9 ! w> t !y 7 ration+   
!mselves volunt>ily ) food & fuel4 ,t   
volunt>y action by s _m millions ov] s  
great an ext5t ( c\ntry 0 a trem5d\s    
example1 %[+ :at an ideal & a public _s 
& a call to action c d = p 9 mak+ !m    
=get private int]e/s & conv5i5ce & mak+ 
!m great4  ,t 0 an example ( :at c\ld be
 done by n %r9k+ f ! duty ( life2 b y c 
get greatness1 too1 f "s ( ! joys (     
life1 & f none m ?an f a ke5 s5se ( !   
beauty ( ! _w & a love = x4 ,i f\nd x s 
dur+ ! w>4 ,our feel+s 7 inde$ r\s$ by !

 h]oism ( our p1 b !y 7 also depress$ by
 ! suff]+4 ,9 ,engl& e village 0 /rick51
 !re 0 grief 9 almo/ e h\se4 ,! ?\ght ( 
! suff]+1 ! anxiety = ! future1 de/roy$ 
all pleasure4 ,x came ev5 betwe5 "o's   
self & ! page ( ! book "o tri$ to read4 
,9 ^? d>k days ,i f\nd "s support 9 !   
/eady progress un*ang$ ( ! beauty ( !   
seasons4 ,e ye>1 z spr+ came back       
unfail+ & unfalt]+1 ! leaves came out ) 
! same t5d] gre51 ! birds sang1 ! fl[]s 
came up & op5$1 & ,i felt t a great p[] 
( nature = beauty 0 n affect$ by ! w>4  
,x 0 l a great sanctu>y into :i* we c\ld
 g & f9d refuge = a "t f ev5 ! greate/  
tr\ble ( ! _w1 f9d+ !re n en]vat+ ease1 
b some?+ :i* gave optimism1 confid5ce1 &
 security4 ,! progress ( ! seasons      
un*eck$1 ! cont9uance ( ! beauty (      
nature1 0 a manife/ation ( some?+ great 
& spl5did :i* n all ! crimes & follies &
 mis=tunes ( mank9d c aboli% or de/roy4 
,if1 z ye>s g on1 we c feel ! beauty ( !
 _w z ,wordswor? felt x & get f x       
,au!ntic tid+s ( invisible ?+s1     ,(  

ebb & fl[ & ev] dur+ p[]1     ,& c5tral 
peace subsi/+ at ! he>t     ,( endless  
agitation1  !n we h1 inde$1 a recreation
 :i* w give u1 n m]ely pleasure1 b      
/r5g?1 refre%m5t1 & confid5ce4 ,some?+ (
 ! same feel+ we may get f an           
appreciation ( great music1 beautiful   
pictures1 spl5did ar*itecture1 & o!r ?+s
 t /ir u ) an impression ( ev]la/+      
greatness4 ,enjoy ^! & cultivate !      
appreciation ( !m1 b especially1 if y c1
 cultivate ! enjoym5t ( ! beauty (      
nature1 because x co/s no?+ & is ev]y:]e
 = ev]ybody2 & if we c f9d recreation 9 
su* ?+s z ^!1 !n1 inde$1 we may make !  
joy ( life great z well z ! duty ( life1
 & we may f9d t ! joy ( life & ! duty ( 
life are n ?+s adv]se or ev5 to be      
contra/$1 b may be1 z ,colonel          
,roosevelt puts !m1 companions &        
complem5ts ( ea* o!r4