Under the trees . >.,i W^^ 1,1 ./U 110 \l. ^J^^\^> den, and not disturb my mountain solitudeswith their ignorant and vulgar people who really know me and loveme seek me oftener at other seasons, whenI am more at leisure, and can bid themto a more intimate companionship. Theycome to understand my finer moods anddeeper secrets of beauty ; the elusive loveli-ness which 1 leave behind me to lure on mytrue friends through the late autumn, theyfind and follow with the eye and heart oflove; the rare and splendid aspects in whichI often discover my presence in midwinterthey enjoy al
Under the trees . >.,i W^^ 1,1 ./U 110 \l. ^J^^\^> den, and not disturb my mountain solitudeswith their ignorant and vulgar people who really know me and loveme seek me oftener at other seasons, whenI am more at leisure, and can bid themto a more intimate companionship. Theycome to understand my finer moods anddeeper secrets of beauty ; the elusive loveli-ness which 1 leave behind me to lure on mytrue friends through the late autumn, theyfind and follow with the eye and heart oflove; the rare and splendid aspects in whichI often discover my presence in midwinterthey enjoy all the more because I have with-drawn myself from the gaze of the crowd ;and the first faint touches of colour andsoft breathings of life, which announcemy return in the early spring, they greetwith the deep joy of true lovers. Thoseonly who discern the beauty of branchesfrom which I have stripped the leaves touncover their exquisite outline and sym-metry, who can look over bare fields andinto the faded copse and find there theelusive beauty
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