Is God’s house on a blowing day”—
he himself said at greater length, with variations and footnotes.
Love of earth meant to him more than is commonly meant by love of Nature. Men gained substance and stability by it; they became strong—
“Because their love of earth is deep,
And they are warriors in accord
With life to serve.” ...
In his two sonnets called “The Spirit of Shakespeare” he said,—
“Thy greatest knew thee, Mother Earth; unsoured
He knew thy sons. He probed from hell to hell