I think they saw nature in a spiritual way as the collective "Over-soul" of all the souls that create and reside in every form in creation. That means that very soul is one with and is the Over-soul, which some call God, but Dickinson and Whitman may have thought that word had to much connections to organized religion which has a different definition than they had.
To descend down with a rope. Usually down the side of a mountain.
(What I think is the) answer:
How someone talks of something through their perspective.
Explanation:
With a colleague (workplace mate) you'd talk from a professional standpoint but if you were to talk with a friend you'd speak more casually about stuff.
Answer:
It is either "B" or "D"
Explanation:
It might be "B" because they are talking about the American and British armies and how the Americans had a smaller army than the British.
But I also say "D" because, they are talking about the differences between communication 700 years ago and how it changed to now.
I think it's "D", that's what I would go with.
Hope I could help you.