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periwinkles and limpets�察 �below again�察 �about the neap´tide mark�察 �the
region of the corallines and Algae furnishes food for yet other species
who graze on its watery meadows�察 �and beneath all�察 �only uncovered at
low spring´tide�察 �the zone of the Laminariae ��the great tangles and ore´
weeds�� is most full of all of every imaginable form of life。 So that as
we descend the rocks�察�we may compare ourselves ��likening small things
to great�� to those who�察�descending the Andes�察�pass in a single day from
the vegetation of the Arctic zone to that of the Tropics。 And here and
there�察�even at half´tide level�察�deep rock´basins�察�shaded from the sun and
always full of water�察�keep up in a higher zone the vegetation of a lower
one�察 �and afford in nature an analogy to those deep ;barrancos; which
split the high table´land of Mexico�察�down whose awful cliffs�察�swept by
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cool sea´breezes�察�the traveller looks from among the plants and animals
of the temperate zone�察�and sees far below�察�dim through their everlasting
vapour´bath of rank hot steam�察�the mighty forms and gorgeous colours
of a tropic forest。
;I do not wonder�察─ �says Mr。 Gosse�察 �in his charming ;Naturalist's
Rambles on the Devonshire Coast; ��p。 187���察 �that when Southey had an
opportunity of seeing some of those beautiful quiet basins hollowed in
the living rock�察�and stocked with elegant plants and animals�察�having all
the charm of novelty to his eye�察�they should have moved his poetic fancy�察�
and found more than one place in the gorgeous imagery of his Oriental
romances。 Just listen to him
;It was a garden still beyond all price�察 �Even yet it was a place of
paradise�察 �And here were coral bowers�察 �And grots of madrepores�察 �And
banks of sponge�察�as soft and fair to eye As e'er was mossy bed Whereon
the wood´nymphs lie With languid limbs in summer's sultry hours。 Here�察�
too�察�were living flowers�察�Which�察�like a bud compacted�察�Their purple cups
contracted�察�And now in open blossom spread�察�Stretch'd�察�like green anthers�察�
many a seeking head。 And arborets of jointed stone were there�察�And plants
of fibres fine as silkworm's thread�察�Yea�察�beautiful as mermaid's golden hair
Upon the waves dispread。 Others that�察 �like the broad banana growing�察�
Raised their long wrinkled leaves of purple hue�察 �Like streamers wide
outflowing。' ´ KEHAMA�察�xvi。 5。
;A hundred times you might fancy you saw the type�察 �the very
original of this description�察�tracing�察�line by line�察�and image by image�察�the
details of the picture�察 �and acknowledging�察 �as you proceed�察 �the minute
truthfulness with which it has been drawn。 For such is the loveliness of
nature in these secluded reservoirs�察 �that the accomplished poet�察 �when
depicting the gorgeous scenes of Eastern mythology ´ scenes the wildest
and most extravagant that imagination could paint ´ drew not upon the
resources of his prolific fancy for imagery here�察�but was well content to
jot down the simple lineaments of Nature as he saw her in plain�察�homely
England。
;It is a beautiful and fascinating sight for those who have never seen
it before�察�to see the little shrubberies of pink coralline ´ 'the arborets of
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jointed stone' ´ that fringe those pretty pools。 It is a charming sight to
see the crimson banana´like leaves of the Delesseria waving in their
darkest corners�察 �and the purple fibrous tufts of Polysiphonia and
Ceramia�察�'fine as silkworm's thread。' But there are many others which
give variety and impart beauty to these tide´pools。 The broad leaves of
the Ulva�察 �finer than the finest cambric�察 �and of the brightest emerald´
green�察�adorn the hollows at the highest level�察�while�察�at the lowest�察�wave
tiny forests of the feathery Ptilota and Dasya�察�and large leaves�察�cut into
fringes and furbelows�察 �of rosy Rhodymeniae。 All these are lovely to
behold�察 �but I think I admire as much as any of them�察 �one of the
commonest of our marine plants�察 �Chondrus crispus。 It occurs in the
greatest profusion on this coast�察�in every pool between tide´marks�察�and
everywhere ´ except in those of the highest level�察 �where constant
exposure to light dwarfs the plant�察 �and turns it of a dull umber´brown
tint ´ it is elegant in form and brilliant in colour。 The expanding fan´
shaped fronds�察 �cut into segments�察 �cut�察 �and cut again�察 �make fine bushy
tufts in a deep pool�察�and every segment of every frond reflects a flush of
the most lustrous azure�察 �like that of a tempered sword´blade。; ´
GOSSE'S DEVONSHIRE COAST�察 �pp。 187´189。
And the sea´bottom�察 �also�察�has its zones�察 �at different depths�察 �and its
peculiar forms in peculiar spots�察�affected by the currents and the nature
of the ground�察�the riches of which have to be seen�察 �alas� �rather by the
imagination than the eye�察 �for such spoonfuls of the treasure as the
dredge brings up to us�察 �come too often rolled and battered�察 �torn from
their sites and contracted by fear�察�mere hints to us of what the populous
reality below is like。 Often�察 �standing on the shore at low tide�察�has one
longed to walk on and in under the waves�察�as the water´ousel does in the
pools of the mountain burn�察 �and see it all but for a moment�察 �and a
solemn beauty and meaning has invested the old Greek fable of Glaucus
the fisherman�此 �how eating of the herb which gave his fish strength to
leap back into their native element�察 �he was seized on the spot with a
strange longing to follow them under the waves�察�and became for ever a
companion of the fair semi´human forms with which the Hellenic poets
peopled their sunny bays and firths�察�feeding ;silent flocks; far below on
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the green Zostera beds�察�or basking with them on the sunny ledges in the
summer noon�察 �or wandering in the still bays on sultry nights amid the
choir of Amphitrite and her sea´ nymphs�此�
;Joining the bliss of the gods�察 �as they waken the coves with their
laughter�察─�
in nightly revels�察�whereof one has sung�察 �
;So they came up in their joy�察�and before them the roll of the surges
Sank�察�as the breezes sank dead�察�into smooth green foam´flecked marble
Awed�察�and the crags of the cliffs�察�and the pines of the mountains�察 �were
silent。 So they came up in their joy�察�and around them the lamps of the sea´
nymphs�察�Myriad fiery globes�察�swam heaving and panting�察�and rainbows�察�
Crimson�察�and azure�察�and emerald�察�were broken in star´showers�察 �lighting�察�
Far in the wine´dark depths of the crystal�察�the gardens of Nereus�察�Coral�察�
and sea´fan�察�and tangle�察�the blooms and the palms of the ocean。 So they
went on in their joy�察 �more white than the foam which they scattered�察�
Laughing and singing and tossing and twining�察�while�察�eager�察�the Tritons
Blinded with kisses their eyes�察�unreproved�察�and above them in worship
Fluttered the terns�察�and the sea´gulls swept past them on silvery pinions�察�
Echoing softly their laughter�察�around them the wantoning dolphins Sighed
as they plunged�察�full of love�察�and the great sea´horses which bore them
Curved up their crests in their pride to the delicate arms of their riders�察�
Pawing the spray into gems�察�till a fiery ra