The comparison of the on-rushing herd to high sea tide, notable in itself, is greatly strengthened by the comparison of Hugh to a child assaulting the waters. Note the impulse of the defeated to act in absurd ways. Note the epithet, “crowding.”
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2. Slept till the white of morning o’er the hill
3. Was like a whisper groping in a hush.
The comparison of light to sound, “the white of morning like a whisper,” is unusual but true.
4. The stream’s low trill seemed loud.
Why seemed the low trill loud?
9. Smacked of the autumn, and a heavy dew etc.
What association of sensations brings the picture of the autumn fields?
Note how quickly the vision passed, an illustration of the author’s power of concentration. Hugh was born in Pennsylvania. What was his father’s business? How do you know from this and other passages? See the lyrical passage on page [47].