[Footnote 471: Halcyons. Halcyon days, ones of peace and tranquillity;… — Essays

Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Footnote 471: Halcyons. Halcyon days, ones of peace and tranquillity; anciently, days of calm weather in mid-winter, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was supposed to brood. It was fabled that this bird laid its eggs in a nest that floated on the sea, and that it charmed the winds and waves to make them calm while it brooded.]

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