I should not take either the biggest or the most picturesque tree to illustrate it. Here is one of my favorites now before me, a fine yellow poplar, quite straight, perhaps 90 feet high, and four thick at the butt. How strong, vital, enduring! how dumbly eloquent! What suggestions of imperturbability and being, as against the human trait of mere seeming. Then the qualities, almost emotional, palpably artistic, heroic, of a tree; so innocent and harmless, yet so savage. It is, yet says nothing. How it rebukes by its tough and equable serenity all weathers, this gusty-temper’d little whiffet, man, that runs indoors at a mite of rain or snow. Science (or rather half-way science) scoffs at reminiscence of dryad and hamadryad, and of trees speaking. But, if they don't, they do as well as most speaking, writing, poetry, sermons -- or rather they do a great deal better. I should say indeed that those old dryad-reminiscences are quite as true as any, and profounder than most reminiscences we get. ("Cut this out," as the quack mediciners say, and keep by you.) Go and sit in a grove or woods, with one or more of those voiceless companions, and read the foregoing, and think.
One lesson from affiliating a tree -- perhaps the greatest moral lesson anyhow from earth, rocks, animals, is that same lesson of inherency, of what is, without the least regard to what the looker on (the critic) supposes or says, or whether he likes or dislikes. What worse -- what more general malady pervades each and all of us, our literature, education, attitude toward each other, (even toward ourselves,) than a morbid trouble
相关单词：picturesque
picturesque解释：adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的
picturesque例句：
You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。
相关单词：illustrate
illustrate解释：v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图
illustrate例句：
The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。
相关单词：butt
butt解释：n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶
butt例句：
The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
相关单词：eloquent
eloquent解释：adj.雄辩的，口才流利的；明白显示出的
eloquent例句：
He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。
相关单词：imperturbability
imperturbability解释：n.冷静；沉着
imperturbability例句：
The imperturbability of the mountains hung upon him like a suit of armor. 高山的宁静象一套盔甲似的罩在他的身上。
You must want imperturbability more than you want approval, control and security. 你必须想要不受侵扰的安宁大于想要赞同、控制和安全。
相关单词：mere
mere解释：adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
mere例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
相关单词：artistic
artistic解释：adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的
artistic例句：
The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
相关单词：savage
savage解释：adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人
savage例句：
The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
相关单词：rebukes
rebukes解释：责难或指责( rebuke的第三人称单数 )
rebukes例句：
His industry rebukes me. 他的勤劳使我感到惭傀。
The manager's rebukes in loud voice and stern
相关单词：serenity
serenity解释：n.宁静，沉着，晴朗
serenity例句：
Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。
相关单词：mite
mite解释：n.极小的东西；小铜币
mite例句：
The poor mite was so ill.可怜的孩子病得这么重。
He is a mite taller than I.他比我高一点点。
相关单词：scoffs
scoffs解释：嘲笑，嘲弄( scoff的第三人称单数 )
scoffs例句：
[ Scoffs ] Why should a young girl like that love an old fart like me? 为什么一个那样的年轻女孩应该喜欢我这样的老家伙？
The noise of the moment scoffs at the music of the Eternal. 瞬刻的喧声，讥笑着永恒的音乐。
相关单词：quack
quack解释：n.庸医；江湖医生；冒充内行的人；骗子
quack例句：
He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
The quack was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。
相关单词：grove
grove解释：n.林子，小树林，园林
grove例句：
On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。
相关单词：affiliating
affiliating解释：使隶属于，接纳…为成员( affiliate的现在分词 )； 加入，与…有关，为…工作
affiliating例句：
With the company affiliating, the worker's union planned a demonstration. 有了这个公司的加入，工会决定发起游行。
Numbers affiliating to the organization have never been greater. 参加该组织的人数从未有这么多。
相关单词：malady
malady解释：n.病，疾病(通常做比喻)
malady例句：
There is no specific remedy for the malady.没有医治这种病的特效药。
They are managing to control the malady into a small range.他们设法将疾病控制在小范围之内。
相关单词：pervades
pervades解释：v.遍及，弥漫( pervade的第三人称单数 )
pervades例句：
An unpleasant smell pervades the house. 一种难闻的气味弥漫了全屋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
An atmosphere of pessimism pervades the economy. 悲观的气氛笼罩着整个经济。 来自辞典例句
相关单词：morbid
morbid解释：adj.病的；致病的；病态的；可怕的
morbid例句：
Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。
相关单词：sane
sane解释：adj.心智健全的，神志清醒的，明智的，稳健的
sane例句：
He was sane at the time of the murder.在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。
He is a very sane person.他是一个很有头脑的人。
相关单词：perennial
perennial解释：adj.终年的；长久的
perennial例句：
I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。
