I wish I could convey a notion of the growth of these noble trees; of how they strike out boughs like the oak, and trail sprays of drooping foliage like the willow; of how they stand on upright fluted columns like the pillars of a church; or like the olive, from the most shattered bole can put out smooth and youthful shoots, and begin a new life upon the ruins of the old.

真希望我能传达这些高贵树木生长的模样：它们像橡树般伸展枝干，像柳树般垂下细枝与叶簇；树干笔直，带着凹槽，宛如教堂的立柱；又像橄榄树，即使树干残破不堪，仍能抽出光滑鲜嫩的新枝，在旧生命的废墟上开始新的生命。