The Heart of the White Mountains, Their Legend and Scenery / Tourist's Edition

Tourist’s Edition
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BY SAMUEL ADAMS DRAKE AUTHOR OF “NOOKS AND CORNERS OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST” “CAPTAIN NELSON” ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY W. HAMILTON GIBSON “ Eyes loose: thoughts close ” NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS. FRANKLIN SQUARE 1882
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881, by HARPER & BROTHERS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. All rights reserved.
To JOHN G. WHITTIER:
An illustrious and venerated bard, who shares with you the love and honor of his countrymen, tells us that the poets are the best travelling companions. Like Orlando in the forest of Arden, they “hang odes on hawthorns and elegies on thistles.”
In the spirit of that delightful companionship, so graciously announced, it is to you, who have kindled on our aged summits
“The light that never was on sea or land, The consecration and the poet’s dream.”
that this volume is affectionately dedicated by