In conclusion, an article on the music of Nature would not be complete
without an allusion to the music of the winds and the storm. Admirers of
Beethoven will recall numerous passages that would serve as
illustrations. One particularly might be mentioned--the chorus in
"Judah" (Haydn), "The Lord devoureth them all," which is admirably
imitative of the reverberations of the cataract and the thundering of
mighty waters. The sounds at sea, ominous of shipwreck, will also occur
to the minds of some. At Land's End it is not uncommon for storms to be
heralded by weird sounds; and in the northern seas sailors, always a
superstitious race of people, used to be much alarmed by a singular
musical effect, which is now well known to be caused by nothing more
fearsome than a whale breathing.

These instances might be still further multiplied, but enough have,
perhaps, been given to excite some general interest in "the _Music
of Nature_."

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_Portraits of Celebrities at Different Times of Their Lives._


SIR HENRY LOCH.

BORN 1827.