THOUGHTS FROM WRITINGS 



« ALWAYS get over a stile,' is 

 L\ the one rule that should ever 

 a. JL be borne in mind by those 

 who wish to see the land as it really is — 

 that is to say, never omit to explore a 

 footpath, for never was there a footpath 

 yet which did not pass something of 

 interest. — 'Nature near London ' : Foot- 

 paths. 



IN the pasture over the stile a wan 

 cow feeds unmoved, calmly con- 

 tent, gathering the grass with 

 rough tongue. It is not only what you 

 actually see along the path, but what 

 you remember to have seen, that gives 

 it its beauty. — 'Nature near London': 

 Footpaths. 



OUT again into the road as the 

 sun sinks, and westwards the 

 wind lifts a cloud of dust, 

 which is lit up and made rosy by the 



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