. In God's out-of-doors. Natural history. and trees dyed with blood, all know that the proprietor of this manor is come. 1 climb the hill. I see the cattle browsing on the meadow. 1 hear the musings of winds in the trees, and look at Quaylecroft, and flush with pride, and stand at the gash in the woods at the hilltop and see the blue, far, partly surly dimness of distance that clothes valley and hill and corn- field and wandering of stream in beauty of dimness; and see how the hills are great bonfires, and seared grasses and burning sumacs make one hillside a regal purple. And 1 go down the hi
. In God's out-of-doors. Natural history. and trees dyed with blood, all know that the proprietor of this manor is come. 1 climb the hill. I see the cattle browsing on the meadow. 1 hear the musings of winds in the trees, and look at Quaylecroft, and flush with pride, and stand at the gash in the woods at the hilltop and see the blue, far, partly surly dimness of distance that clothes valley and hill and corn- field and wandering of stream in beauty of dimness; and see how the hills are great bonfires, and seared grasses and burning sumacs make one hillside a regal purple. And 1 go down the hill and walk along my wood road (you ought to see it) paved with leaves multicolored and odorous, where shade and sunlight meet like old cronies: there 1 sit and dream, sometimes of yesterday, sometimes of to-morrow, some- times of that far, glad to-morrow where burdens never tire us nor any tears wear ruts on the face nor dim the eyes from seeing, but where beloved meet the BELOVED, and holy laughter fills the heart forever. "Lightly he blows, and at his breath they fall. The perishing kindreds of the leaves: they drift, Spent flames of scarlet, gold aerial. Across the hollow year, noiseless and swift. Lightly he blows, and countless as the falling Of snow by night upon a solemn sea. The ages circle down beyond recalling, To streiv the hollows of eternity. He sees them drifting through the spaces dim. And leaves and ages are as one to ; —CHARLES G. D. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Quayle, William A. (William Alfred), 1860-1925. Cincinnati, Jennings & Pye; New York, Eaton & Mains
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