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East river.
alias Trombley, from the Light House Reservation of the United States at the mouth of the Saginaw river
From my large open window I have an extensive view of sky, Potomac river, hills & fields of Virginia,
Last night I was out late—the scene on the river was heavenly—the sky clear, & the moon shining her brightest—I
The river & bay get more & more beautiful, under these splendid September skies, the green waves & white
good & quiet—& this bright mellow October weather around us—I am now off for a couple of hours on the river
most dewy sentiments and kindly human feelings, like the cool and rapid rushing of a mountain-born river
What rivers are these? what forests and fruits are these?
your own shape and countenance—persons, substances, beasts, the trees, the running rivers, the rocks