From a New England Hillside: Notes from UnderledgeMacmillan and Company, 1895 - 305 pages |
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... grass of Parnassus , thistles , spearmint , a lobelia , yarrow , wild carrot , brunella , fra- grant ladies ' - tresses ( which White of Sel- borne calls ladies ' - traces ) , life everlasting , purple polygala , thoroughwort , turtle ...
... grass of Parnassus , thistles , spearmint , a lobelia , yarrow , wild carrot , brunella , fra- grant ladies ' - tresses ( which White of Sel- borne calls ladies ' - traces ) , life everlasting , purple polygala , thoroughwort , turtle ...
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... grass clove the cool , damp air of the gathering twilight ; the glow on the sky changed from lemon to deep orange , against which the hills rested in nearly black masses ; the glow narrowed , and above it in surprising brilliancy shone ...
... grass clove the cool , damp air of the gathering twilight ; the glow on the sky changed from lemon to deep orange , against which the hills rested in nearly black masses ; the glow narrowed , and above it in surprising brilliancy shone ...
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... grass , and herb Robert . I never realized how beautiful the latter was until I found it to - day with its delicately divided leaves and lovely pink blossoms , emerging from between and overlaying the basaltic blocks over which I ...
... grass , and herb Robert . I never realized how beautiful the latter was until I found it to - day with its delicately divided leaves and lovely pink blossoms , emerging from between and overlaying the basaltic blocks over which I ...
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... grasses low and sweet Grow in the middle of every street . Over the river , under the hill , Another village lieth still . There I see in the cloudy night Twinkling stars of household light , Fires that gleam from the smithy's door ...
... grasses low and sweet Grow in the middle of every street . Over the river , under the hill , Another village lieth still . There I see in the cloudy night Twinkling stars of household light , Fires that gleam from the smithy's door ...
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... grass was bor- dered with a delicate fringe of spicular crys- tals and encrusted with a coat of gems . The pools were frozen over , and here and there on the roadsides the ice took curious curly forms that seemed to defy explanation ...
... grass was bor- dered with a delicate fringe of spicular crys- tals and encrusted with a coat of gems . The pools were frozen over , and here and there on the roadsides the ice took curious curly forms that seemed to defy explanation ...
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75 Cents AUGUST 19 beautiful become birds blossom blue branches breeze bright cardinal flower chokecherries climb clouds colour comes common scold delicate doubtless earth eyes falling feel feet fields flowers fringed gentian glow golden-rod GOLDWIN SMITH graceful grass grass of Parnassus green ground hand hear heart heavens heavy hillside hope hour human JULY 29 labour leaves light live long day wanes look Lord Salisbury miles Minorca morning mountain nature neighbour night ovipositor passed past path perhaps pleasant Plymouth Rock rain remember road rock scattered scribe seems shadow shower shrubs side slope snow sometimes spirit sure sweet things thought tion to-day touch trees Underledge valley village vines wave week wholly wild carrot wind witch hazel wonder wood yesterday