A pelican in the wilderness: hermits, solitaries and recluses

'Going to see the hermit, finding him gone...' --

'Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm...' --

'...sighing once again to take part in its pleasures and allurements...' --

'...then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness...' --

'The act of departure is the bravest and most beautiful of all...' --

'A clear pool to wash away sins...' --

'...going forth well-armed...' --

'...no beast but one kat...' --

'I could be bounded in a nutshell...' --

'...most attacked by voices of temptation...' --

''Tis Rousseau, let thy bosom speak the rest...' --

'The louder and more tumultuous our hearts...' --

'In Wildness is the preservation of the world...' --

'I stood amazed...' --

'...a wish not to be seen...' --

'I think I need this hill...'.