Gathered Leaves Or Miscellaneous Papers
Gathered Leaves Or Miscellaneous Papers
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In a gale of October, 1804, the division nearest the house was split from the bole partly down ; but it was closed with an iron 96 THE OLD ELM OF LEXINGTON.
bolt, and continued to grow like the others, till, by a violent tempest in September, 1815, it was cast down, and in a direction that brought it exactly along the whole front of the house, at a convenient distance from the door to serve as a fence. But, not separated from the trunk entirely, it continued to draw nourishment from the root of... the general stock, and thus grew on still in its horizontal position, supported by its limbs at a sufficient height to give free access to the house, and between them forming a beautiful arched gateway to the entrance. Now, forty feet from the trunk, near what would have been the top had it stood, a scion has struck down and taken root, and a straight, young tree flourishes from it ; so that altogether, it forms a rare natural curiosity of great beauty, fastened in the ground at both ends, and im- bowering the venerable old mansion of piety and patriotism in an arbor such as no other dwelling can boast.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In a gale of October, 1804, the division nearest the house was split from the bole partly down ; but it was closed with an iron 96 THE OLD ELM OF LEXINGTON.
bolt, and continued to grow like the others, till, by a violent tempest in September, 1815, it was cast down, and in a direction that brought it exactly along the whole front of the house, at a convenient distance from the door to serve as a fence. But, not separated from the trunk entirely, it continued to draw nourishment from the root of... the general stock, and thus grew on still in its horizontal position, supported by its limbs at a sufficient height to give free access to the house, and between them forming a beautiful arched gateway to the entrance. Now, forty feet from the trunk, near what would have been the top had it stood, a scion has struck down and taken root, and a straight, young tree flourishes from it ; so that altogether, it forms a rare natural curiosity of great beauty, fastened in the ground at both ends, and im- bowering the venerable old mansion of piety and patriotism in an arbor such as no other dwelling can boast.
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