[38] John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892). An American poet who wrote lovingly of New England life and scenery. He is noted for his poems against slavery.
[39] Pantheist. One who sees God in everything that exists.
[40] Mount Hymettus. A mountain in Greece from which most excellent honey was obtained in classic times.
[41] Alexander Wilson (1766-1813). Born in Scotland and died in Philadelphia; author of a remarkable study of American birds, published in nine volumes.
[42] John Muir (1838-1914). An American naturalist and explorer of the west and of Alaska.
[43] Gilbert White (1720-1793). An English naturalist, noted for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.
[44] Frank M. Chapman (1864—). An American writer on bird life. He is especially noted for excellent work in photographing birds.
[45] John James Audubon (1780-1851). A great American student of birds; noted for his exact drawings of birds.
[46] Horace Traubel (1858-1919). An American editor who was the literary executor of Walt Whitman.
[47] Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). An American poet and philosopher; a man of marked individuality and power.