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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

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