If I Am The Devil's Child, I

Insist Upon Yourself. Be Original.

The Narrow Sectarian Cannot Read Astronomy With Impunity. The Creeds Of His Church Shrivel Like Dried Leaves At The Door Of The Observatory.

Oh, Be My Friend, And Teach Me To Be Thine!

The Work Of Vegetation Begins First In The Irritability Of The Bark And Leaf-buds.

In The Woods Too, A Man Casts Off His Years, As The Snake His Slough, And At What Period Soever Of Life, Is Always A Child. In The Woods, Is Perpetual Youth.