. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. 120 PASTORAL â >-* - -~>s^<. **&?. 4" - could swell his throat in song amidst such cheerlessness ? No, Nature does not thus defeat her purpose. The hopefulness of Spring, the joyful con- summation of Sum- mer, have fled ; their mission is fulfilled, and these are clays for meditation on the past and future. All nat- ure speaks of death ; and there are voices of despair, and others el- oquent with hope and trust. There are deac leaves that crumble into dust beneath our feet; but, if we look higher, th
. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. 120 PASTORAL â >-* - -~>s^<. **&?. 4" - could swell his throat in song amidst such cheerlessness ? No, Nature does not thus defeat her purpose. The hopefulness of Spring, the joyful con- summation of Sum- mer, have fled ; their mission is fulfilled, and these are clays for meditation on the past and future. All nat- ure speaks of death ; and there are voices of despair, and others el- oquent with hope and trust. There are deac leaves that crumble into dust beneath our feet; but, if we look higher, there are oth- ers that conceal the promise of eternal life, where the undevel- -:".-⢠oped being, that per- fect symbo itMts«i mm mm m m^-. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York, Harper & Brothers
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