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The Life of the Fields

By Richard Jefferies

2019-12-05 04:18:44

The lost leaves measure our years; they are gone as the days are gone, and the bare branches silently speak of a new year, slowly advancing to its buds, its foliage, and fruit. Deciduous trees associated with human life as this yew never can. Clothed ... Read more
The lost leaves measure our years; they are gone as the days are gone, and the bare branches silently speak of a new year, slowly advancing to its buds, its foliage, and fruit. Deciduous trees associated with human life as this yew never can. Clothed in its yellowish-green needles, its tarnished green, it knows no hope or sorrow; it is indifferent to winter, and does not look forward to summer. With their annual loss of leaves and renewal, oak and elm and ash and beech seem to stand by us and to share our thoughts. Less

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File size183.729 KB
Print pages152
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2019-01-09
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781419169854
John Richard Jefferies (6 November 1848 – 14 August 1887) was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood o...

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