. Hours in my garden, and other nature-sketches. With 138 illus. Natural history. Box-Nests. 141 The robins, in the early spring, will sit and sing their sweet snatches of song almost within arm's length of you. Our vicar's delight in his flowers, trees, and birds, as in- dicating a freshness of feeling and capability of youth-. ful joyance, in spite of sad turns of ill-health, is beautiful to see. The park is a haunt of night- ingales, which discourse the sweetest music all through the summer night; and this is an additional de- light and source of pride to our vicar, who in no way wishes to
. Hours in my garden, and other nature-sketches. With 138 illus. Natural history. Box-Nests. 141 The robins, in the early spring, will sit and sing their sweet snatches of song almost within arm's length of you. Our vicar's delight in his flowers, trees, and birds, as in- dicating a freshness of feeling and capability of youth-. ful joyance, in spite of sad turns of ill-health, is beautiful to see. The park is a haunt of night- ingales, which discourse the sweetest music all through the summer night; and this is an additional de- light and source of pride to our vicar, who in no way wishes to keep all his good things to him- self. One evening in the end of May, a year or two ago, we went, full of expectation, to listen to the nightingales. A crescent moon hung in the silver-blue sky, and shed a soft silvery lustre around, strong enough to make a pleasant -;.'f~. 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 Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay), 1839-1905. New York, Macmillan & Co.
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