Birds and PoetsTHE WRITINGS OF JOHN BURROUGHS, VOLUME III WITH PORTRAITS AND MANY ILLUSTRATIONSReading editionChapter navigation12 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE WRITINGS OF JOHN BURROUGHS, VOLUME III WITH PORTRAITS AND MANY ILLUSTRATIONSPREFACEI BIRDS AND POETSII TOUCHES OF NATUREIII A BIRD MEDLEYIV APRILV SPRING POEMSVI OUR RURAL DIVINITYVII BEFORE GENIUSVIII BEFORE BEAUTYIX EMERSONX THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Volume 3 — PREFACEAll chapters and sections (12)Sections3Volume 3 · Other sectionsPREFACEI BIRDS AND POETSII TOUCHES OF NATUREIII A BIRD MEDLEYIV APRILV SPRING POEMSVI OUR RURAL DIVINITYVII BEFORE GENIUSVIII BEFORE BEAUTYIX EMERSONX THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLEBy John BurroughsPREFACE →