. Sylvan winter;. Winter; Trees; Outdoor books. XII. WINTER OVELY, almost beyond expression, is moonlight. Yet there are widely differing degrees in the quality of the soft, sil- very rays of the Queen of the Night as they reach us through the varying medium of the atmo- sphere. Their quality, indeed, is wholly determined by atmospheric conditions. Moonlight is always pleasant, sug- gestive, fanciful, and picturesque—whether the moon is shining with a rich red glow of colour through abounding fog : whether surrounded—as it appears to be—by a halo of glory when the air is filled wit
. Sylvan winter;. Winter; Trees; Outdoor books. XII. WINTER OVELY, almost beyond expression, is moonlight. Yet there are widely differing degrees in the quality of the soft, sil- very rays of the Queen of the Night as they reach us through the varying medium of the atmo- sphere. Their quality, indeed, is wholly determined by atmospheric conditions. Moonlight is always pleasant, sug- gestive, fanciful, and picturesque—whether the moon is shining with a rich red glow of colour through abounding fog : whether surrounded—as it appears to be—by a halo of glory when the air is filled with thin vapoury mists; whether sailing. 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 Heath, Francis George, 1843-1913. London, Kegan Paul Trench & Co.
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