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"The river
Sends forth glad sounds, and tripping
o'er its bed
Of pebbly sands, or leaping down the rocks,
Seems, with continuous laughter, to rejoice
In its own
being."Bryant.
Music of the Wild
With Reproductions of the Performers,
Their
Instruments and Festival
Halls
By
Gene Stratton-Porter
LONDON
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
MCMX
"It touched the wood bird's folded wing. And
said, 'O bird, awake and sing!'"
Longfellow.
Copyright 1910, by
Jennings and Graham
"Thou art only a gray and sober dove, But thine eye is
faith and thy wing is love."
Lanier.
Books by
- WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH BIRDS
1
- AT THE FOOT OF THE RAINBOW
2
- A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST
3
- THE SONG OF THE CARDIAL
4
- THE MUSIC OF THE WILD
5
- BIRDS OF THE BIBLE
6
- FRECKLES
7
Gene Stratton-Porter
Contents
- PART I
- The Chorus of the Forest, 23
- PART II
- Songs of the Fields, 165
- PART III
- The Music of the Marsh, 323
List of Illustrations
- FOREST SPRING, 3
- THE SONG OF THE RIVER, 5
- FOREST ROAD, 7
- RABBIT LEAVING BURROW, 6
- BROODING DOVE, 9
- TREE TOAD, 8
- KATYDID, 11
- PUBLIC ROAD, 10
- YOUNG LARKS 14
- YOUNG FLYCATCHERS, 16
- BIT OF MARSH, 19
- THE FOREST, 20
- THE PRIMARY MUSIC CLASS, 22
- THE ROAD TO THE FOREST, 24
- BLOODROOT, 28
- THE GATEWAY, 32
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- THE TREE HARPS, 36
- THE GLOVES THE FOXES WEAR, 40
- THE LOCUST'S FIDDLE, 44
- A CROW SOLO, 48
- THE WHITE CLOUD, 52
- MOTHS OF THE MOON, 56
- DUSKY FALCON, 60
- HAWK FACEWHAT DOES HE SAY? 64
- A BEECH TREE HARP, 68
- PROFESSIONAL "WAILERS," 72
- PAPAW BLOOM, 76
- PAPAWS AND SUNSHINE 80
- BANEBERRY AND MAIDENHAIR, 84
- CRICKET MUSIC, 88
- EBONYMUS AMERICANUS, 92
- A GROUND MUSICIAN, 96
- TALL BLUE BELLFLOWER, 100
- THE CROWN OF THE FOREST KING, 104
- BLACK HAW BLOOM, 108
- BLACK HAWS, 112
- THE TREES, 116
- YOUNG BATS, 120
- WHERE THE WOODS BEGIN, 124
- FROST FLOWERS, 128
- SYCAMORE, 132
- THE APPLES OF MAY, 136
- SMOKE HOUSE, 140
- THE DESERTED CABIN, 144
- PHARAOH'S CHICKENS, 148
- HOP THEE MUSIC, 152
- NIGHT MUSIC OX A FOREST RIVER 156
- OLD LOG, 160
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- KATYDID, 162
- SWALLOWS, 164
- DANDELION, 166
- ONE OF MY FARMS, 170
- FIELD DAISIES, 174
- A CLOUD MUSICIAN, 178
- ELECAMPANE, 182
- THE HOME OF THE HOP TOAD, 186
- HOP TOAD, 190
- MOONSEED VINE, 194
- MY OAT-FIELD, 198
- "BRANDS OF THE NOONTIDE BEAM," 202
- THE LANDLORD OF THE FIELDS, 206
- BEARD TONGUE, 210
- MOLLY COTTON, 214
- BURNING BUSH, 218
- TALL MEADOW RUE, 222
- WILD SAFFRON, 226
- GREEN PASTURES, 230
- SHELTERED, WATERED PASTURE, 234
- BLAZING STAR, 238
- WILLOWS, 242
- BUCKEVE BRANCH, 246
- AN OLD ORCHARD, 250
- MOTHER ROBIN, 254
- THE ORCHARD MOTH, 258
- ROYALTY IN THE ORCHARD, 262
- SCARLET HAW BLOOM, 266
- SCREECH OWL, 270
- THE SONG OF THE ROAD, 274
- MALE GOLDFINCH AND YOUNG, 278
- MILKWEED, 282
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- LIGHTNING RIVEN OAK, 286
- THE SONG OF THE LIMBERLOST, 290
- BROODING DOVE, 294
- ON THE BANKS ON THE WABASH IN WINTER, 298
- RED BUD, 302
- KINGFISHER, 306
- RIVER MALLOWS, 310
- THE SONG OF THE RIVER, 314
- COUNTRY ROAD, 319
- GOD'S FLOWER GARDEN, 320
- TREE TOADS' DUET, 322
- THE RESURRECTION, 324
- THE ROAD TO THE MARSH, 328
- MARSH LILIES, 332
- A MARSH GARDEN, 336
- THE NOSE TWISTER, 340
- THE MOTH OF THE MARSH, 344
- DRAGON FLY, 351
- WHITE WATER LILIES, 350
- MARSH BERGAMOT, 354
- SILKY CORNEL, 358
- WILD RICE, 362
- A PLOVER QUARTETTE, 366
- A QUEEN MOTHER, 370
- THE MARSH BROOK, 374
- THE HERALD OF DAWN, 378
- THE FINCH COLOR SCHEME, 382
- THE WHITE SIGN OF HOLINESS, 386
- THE LEAVES, 390
- THE HELL-DIVER, 394
- THE BLUE FLAG, 398
- FLYING GOLD, 402
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- THE MARSH ROWDY, 406
- WATER HYACINTHS, 410
- WHERE THE LOON LAUGHS, 414
- THE DRUM-MAJOR, 418
- THE DRUM, 422
- WHERE MARSH AND FOREST MEET, 426
- CORDUROY BRIDGE IN MARSH, 428
- LEAVING THE MARSH, 430
To
Atiles Fuller Porter