Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . THE GARDENWHIPPORWILLS songwas the first sound I heardin the early morning. I^had not opened my eyesI when down in the gardensomewhere he let burst his melody,singing it out as fast as he could; amost melodious song, sweeter andsweeter because it fled quite away, andreturned again after its composer hadrested a little. After the morning meal, when I wentout of the house and down the path tothe garden door, I found the eveningprimroses had forgotten themselves andwere staring eyes open wide at thesunlight. The whipporwill had gonewith the n
Undine and our sylvan world; sixteen nature sketches . THE GARDENWHIPPORWILLS songwas the first sound I heardin the early morning. I^had not opened my eyesI when down in the gardensomewhere he let burst his melody,singing it out as fast as he could; amost melodious song, sweeter andsweeter because it fled quite away, andreturned again after its composer hadrested a little. After the morning meal, when I wentout of the house and down the path tothe garden door, I found the eveningprimroses had forgotten themselves andwere staring eyes open wide at thesunlight. The whipporwill had gonewith the night and only a few English -73-
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