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. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. region, to lend their cheerful voices to another winter. Then came a beautiful day, with mild, earth-scented breezes, like very spring. But at night the north wind came again to reassert its power, and the earth was once more subdued be- neath the snow. And so for weeks the north wind battled with the sun,. <5ill at last the sweet /Irhutus Resting close on Nature's breast Felt a throb â a warm pulsation f^ousc it jrom its dreamy rest- hrowinQ wide its little portals From its coverlet ©j snow It peeped forth (rem the leaf
. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. region, to lend their cheerful voices to another winter. Then came a beautiful day, with mild, earth-scented breezes, like very spring. But at night the north wind came again to reassert its power, and the earth was once more subdued be- neath the snow. And so for weeks the north wind battled with the sun,. <5ill at last the sweet /Irhutus Resting close on Nature's breast Felt a throb â a warm pulsation f^ousc it jrom its dreamy rest- hrowinQ wide its little portals From its coverlet ©j snow It peeped forth (rem the leafy shelt Into a "Valley0white klow- flm I dreaminq? --e^hali the Winter V' $h e and freere my early breath lifay- liarld-kheaf the Bluebird sinqinq ^SprinQ has come ne answereth- jml Frost-Hower in thy Grotto yonder Crystal -Sun-oem white and clear hy reiqn must cease when I awaken t Jforewell! pale bloom ⢠thy ^ate draws near- ', 'jy^Ieak Winter bs thine â &â ' ,,.,> :J, J{wes.^prin<ptime is mine â¢' â y,\. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York, Harper & Brothers
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