tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post8935743846716388491..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: Death of Mrs. HawthorneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-39159362396696082562011-02-28T19:21:18.519-05:002011-02-28T19:21:18.519-05:00Thanks so much, Rob, for Sophia's loving and c...Thanks so much, Rob, for Sophia's loving and clear-sighted words re NH's "observations" on his many walks. She is quite the poet herself with the words, "He is a crystal medium of all the sounds and shows of things, and he reverently lets everything be as it is...." NH was such a keen observer of human nature in all its beauty and frailties, but also of "bird" and "leaf" and "tint of earth or sky." His description of the white doves in "The Marble Faun" is haunting. What a treasure he is in our national literature. Appreciations for this entry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com