warbler, but took little note of other birds. I was 

 more especially in quest of the nightingale, but failed 

 to find her. 



Rural England has charms of which we get but 

 faint glimpses in this country, and I found Selborne 

 deeply interesting in itself, as well as for its associa- 

 tions with the famous nature-loving parson. 



John Burroughs. 



Ap7'il, i8g^. 



A stile in the long lythe. 



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