RE: Henry Van Dyke quotation

["K" <kaie@erols.com>]

You might try:
The Poems of Henry van Dyke - New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911
Henry van Dyke wrote several books that extol nature:
Little Rivers (1895)
Fisherman's Luck (1899)
The Blue Flower (1902)
Days Off (1907)
Camp Fires and Guide Posts (1921)
The Story of the Other Wise Man (?)
Or, if you can track him down, Peter N. Shearn is listed on the flyleaf of
"Who Owns the Mountains" (selections from Henry van Dyke's writings)
as being, "an avid collector of the writings of Henry van Dyke.
You might be able to track him down through Northfield Publishing in
Chicago,
the publisher of "Who Owns the Mountains" (compiled by Peter N. Shearn).
Happy hunting.
Kaie
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Subject: [QRList] Henry Van Dyke quotation
I was contacted by someone who thought that the quotation below was by Henry
David Thoreau. I learned that it was not Thoreau but is attributed to Henry
Van Dyke. However, I am unable to find the exact source of the quotation. If
anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds
sang except those that sang best."
-Henry Van Dyke
Jeffrey S. Cramer
Curator of Collections, The Thoreau Institute
        The Thoreau Institute is a collaborative effort
of the Walden Woods Project and the Thoreau Society
44 Baker Farm, Lincoln, MA  01773-3004
Tel: (781) 259-4730  /  Fax: (781) 259-4710
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