OF RICHARD JEFFERIES 



rays passing through it. For such is the 

 beauty of the sunlight that it can impart 

 a glory even to dust. — ' Nature near 

 London': Footpaths. 



THE wayside is open to all, and 

 that which it affords may be 

 enjoyed without fee ; therefore 

 it is that I return to it so often. It is a 

 fact that common hedgerows often yield 

 more of general interest than the inner- 

 most recesses of carefully guarded pre- 

 serves, which by day are frequently still, 

 silent, and denuded of everything, even 

 of game; nor can flowers flourish in such 

 thick shade, nor where fir-needles cover 

 the ground. — ' Nature near London ' : 

 Nightingale Road. 



TH E brimming brook, as it wound 

 towards me through the meads, 

 seemed to tremble on the verge 

 of overflowing, as the crown of wine in a 



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