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... hearing was that the spring day , the open pond , the budding willows and dogwood were adjuncts to the song , or , conversely , the song was an adjunct to them , part of a texture from which the separate threads could not be drawn ...
... hearing was that the spring day , the open pond , the budding willows and dogwood were adjuncts to the song , or , conversely , the song was an adjunct to them , part of a texture from which the separate threads could not be drawn ...
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... hearing the bodiless voice of the hermit thrush one thought belonged to the deep oak woods beyond Pine Bluff on May evenings , flute from the pines at dusk across a mountain valley in Wyoming . I may say that this kind of magic will not ...
... hearing the bodiless voice of the hermit thrush one thought belonged to the deep oak woods beyond Pine Bluff on May evenings , flute from the pines at dusk across a mountain valley in Wyoming . I may say that this kind of magic will not ...
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... hearing a new bird altogether until he recognizes the oriole quality . Moreover , the morning song may change two or ... hearing , however acute , there are more qualitative variables to take account of . For another thing , with seeing ...
... hearing a new bird altogether until he recognizes the oriole quality . Moreover , the morning song may change two or ... hearing , however acute , there are more qualitative variables to take account of . For another thing , with seeing ...
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