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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mo
rnings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the cha
rm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine
. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tran
quil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a si
ngle stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater art
ist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the
meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees,
and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down
among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth,
a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little
world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms
of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed
us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and susta
ins us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, whe
n darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul an
d absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with
longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper
all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of m
y soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is t
oo much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these vis
ions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like theshich
I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in thi
s spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my de
ar friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I
neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the pre
sent moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, wh
ile the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes
the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray g
leams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass b
y the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown pla
nts are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks
, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and fl
ies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, a
nd the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats a
round us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads
my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, li
ke the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I
could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so
full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is
the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strengt
h -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful sere
nity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring
which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence
in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy,
my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence,
that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at t
he present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. Wh
en, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun st
rikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few s
tray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall g
rass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unkno
wn plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the
stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects
and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own im
age, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it fl
oats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overs
preads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its pow
er, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, wo
uld I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is liv
ing so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my so
ul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my s
trength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderfu
l serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of
spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of exis
tence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so
happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil exist
ence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single strok
e at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than n
ow. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian
sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a
few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the
tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand
unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world amon
g the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the in
sects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his
own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as
it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness
overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb i
ts power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing,
Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that
is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as
my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much fo
r my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wo
nderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornin
gs of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm o
f existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I
am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil
existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single
stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist
than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the mer
idian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and
but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down amon
g the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a th
ousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little worl
d among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of
the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us i
n his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains
us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when da
rkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and ab
sorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with lon
ging, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all
that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my so
ul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too m
uch for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions
! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet
mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the c
harm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mi
ne. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tr
anquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a
single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater a
rtist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and t
he meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my tree
s, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself dow
n among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth
, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the littl
e world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable for
ms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who forme
d us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sus
tains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, w
hen darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul
and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think wi
th longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon pap
er all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of
my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is
too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these v
isions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these
sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel
the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls l
ike mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of m
ere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of draw
ing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a gre
ater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me,
and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of m
y trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myse
lf down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the
earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the
little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribab
le forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who
formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears a
nd sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my fri
end, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my
soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often th
ink with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress up
on paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mir
ror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but
it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of t
hese visions!
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mo
rnings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the cha
rm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine
. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tran
quil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a si
ngle stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater art
ist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the
meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees,
and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down
among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth,
a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little
world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms
of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed
us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and susta
ins us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, whe
n darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul an
d absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with
longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper
all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of m
y soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is t
oo much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these vis
ions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sw
eet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel t
he charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls lik
e mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mer
e tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawin
g a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a great
er artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, a
nd the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my
trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself
 down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the e
arth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the l
ittle world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable
forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who f
ormed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and
sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my frien
d, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my s
oul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often thin
k with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon
paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirro
r of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but i
t is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of the
se visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like th
ese sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and
feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of sou
ls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense
of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of
drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a
greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around
me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage
of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw
myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to
the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of
the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescr
ibable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty,
who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bea
rs and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my
friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell i
n my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I ofte
n think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impres
s upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the
mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend --
but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour
of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, l
ike these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone
, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss
of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite
sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapab
le of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never
was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour
around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable fo
liage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I
throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie cl
ose to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the b
uzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless i
ndescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Alm
ighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love whi
ch bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and th
en, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to d
well in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then
I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could
impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might
be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my fri
end -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the sple
ndour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire s
oul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am
alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the
bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exqu
isite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be i
ncapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I
 never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with v
apour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetra
ble foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctua
ry, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I
lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear
the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the count
less indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of t
he Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal lo
ve which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss;
and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth see
m to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress,
then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions,
could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it
might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O
my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of th
e splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my en
tire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart
. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created fo
r the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in th
e exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I shoul
d be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel
that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems
with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the imp
enetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner s
anctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and,
as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when
I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the
countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presenc
e of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that univer
sal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of b
liss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and ear
th seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mis
tress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these concept
ions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, th
at it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite G
od! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight
of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of
my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole
heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was crea
ted for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed
in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I
should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I
feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley
teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of t
he impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the i
nner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream
; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me:
when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar wi
th the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the p
resence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that
universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternit
y of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven a
nd earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a belov
ed mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these c
onceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within
me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infi
nite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink under the
weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possess
ion of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my
whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which wa
s created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so ab
sorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my tale
nts. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and
yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely v
alley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surfac
e of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into
the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling
stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed
by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow famil
iar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel
the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of
that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an e
ternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and he
aven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a
beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe t
hese conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm w
ithin me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of th
e infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sink unde
r the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken p
ossession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy w
ith my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, wh
ich was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend,
so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect m
y talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present momen
t; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lo
vely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper
surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams stea
l into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the tric
kling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are no
ticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow
familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then
I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the bre
ath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us i
n an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes,
and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the for
m of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could desc
ribe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and
warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror
of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength -- I sin
k under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity has t
aken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I e
njoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this sp
ot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear f
riend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neg
lect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present
moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while
the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the
upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleam
s steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by th
e trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants
are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, an
d grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies,
then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and t
he breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats aroun
d us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my
eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like t
he form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I coul
d describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so ful
l and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the
mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my strength --
 I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful serenity
has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring whi
ch I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in t
his spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my
dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that
I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the p
resent moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When,
while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strike
s the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray
gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass
by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown p
lants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stal
ks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and
flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image,
and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats
around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness oversprea
ds my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power,
like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would
I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living
so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul i
s the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my stren
gth -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonderful se
renity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spri
ng which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existenc
e in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happ
y, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence
, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at
the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.
When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun
strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few
stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall
grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unk
nown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among th
e stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insect
s and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own
image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it
floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness ove
rspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its p
ower, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh,
would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is l
iving so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my
soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much for my
strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A wonder
ful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings o
f spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of ex
istence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am s
o happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil exi
stence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single str
oke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than
now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridia
n sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but
a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among th
e tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousa
nd unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world am
ong the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the
insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in hi
s own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us,
as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkne
ss overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb
its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing
, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all tha
t is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul,
as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too much
for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visions! A
wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet morn
ings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm
of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.
I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranqu
il existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a sing
le stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artis
t than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the m
eridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, a
nd but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down am
ong the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a
thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little wo
rld among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms o
f the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us
in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustain
s us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when
darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and
absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with l
onging, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper a
ll that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my
soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it is too
much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these visio
ns! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these swee
t mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the
charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like
mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere
tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing
a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater
artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and
the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my tr
ees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself d
own among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the ear
th, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the lit
tle world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable f
orms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who for
med us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and s
ustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend,
when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my sou
l and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think
with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon p
aper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror
of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God! O my friend -- but it
is too much for my strength -- I sink under the weight of the splendour of these
visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like thes
e sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and fe
el the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls
like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of
mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of dr
awing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a g
reater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around m
e, and the meridian sun strikes the upper