BRAMBLES 



AND 



BAY LEAVES: 



ESSAYS ON THE HOMELY AND THE BEAUTIFUL. 



BY 



SHIRLEY HIBBERD, 

 * f » 



(AUTHOR OP " SUMMER gONGS." ETC., ETC.) 



BO I APICAL 



' A thing of beauty is a joy for ever ; 



Its loveliness increases ; it can never ■'Ak'nj^P* 



Pass into nothingness, but still will keep 



A bower quiet for us, and a sleep 



Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing." 



Keats. 



LONDON: 



LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS. 



1855. 



