Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . Emm FOR CHAPTER III¥. Still happirjg. Shakespeare : Hamlet. ?Ve wtjo love fel]e haur|fes of JSIature,Lxove feVje surjlighfe of the meadow,Lsove the shadows of the forest,Ljove the ?wirjd among the branches,—Lsigter) to thjege wild feraditiorjs. Longfellow: Hiawatha. 316. CHAPTEE XXIY. HOSE wlio read the last chapterand enjoyed it, did well. Thosewho read it without enjoyment,fared ill. Whoso read it andmeans to read on, is brave if notwis
Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . Emm FOR CHAPTER III¥. Still happirjg. Shakespeare : Hamlet. ?Ve wtjo love fel]e haur|fes of JSIature,Lxove feVje surjlighfe of the meadow,Lsove the shadows of the forest,Ljove the ?wirjd among the branches,—Lsigter) to thjege wild feraditiorjs. Longfellow: Hiawatha. 316. CHAPTEE XXIY. HOSE wlio read the last chapterand enjoyed it, did well. Thosewho read it without enjoyment,fared ill. Whoso read it andmeans to read on, is brave if notwise. Who read and cried woe II warn him to skip this; for if hehave heard of the worse andmore of it and deem it, likeEabelais giants, a fiction, he willsoon be undeceived. Fully aliveto the fact recognized by Wliittierthat Pipes by lips Arcadian blownAre simply tin-horns at our own; nay, thatWhat sounds so sweet by Doon or Ayr may even Sound simply silly hereabout, still I madly push on. If I linger proudly among my trees, observes Greeleyin his Recollections^ consider that here most of my farmwork has been done, and here my profit has been realized inthe shape of health and vigor. When I am asked the usualquestion, How has your farming paid ? I can truthfullyanswer that my part of it has paid splendidly, being all 317 318 th:ereby sang the profits. income and no outgo,— and wlio can show a better balance-sheet than
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