The Harvest of a Quiet Eye.
Reading edition
With Numerous Illustrations by Noel Humphreys, Harrison Weir, Wimperis Pritchett, Miss Edwards, and other eminent Artists.
THE HARVEST OF A QUIET EYE.
LEISURE THOUGHTS FOR BUSY LIVES.
By the Author of “My Study Chair,” “Musings,” etc.
LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY, 56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul’s Churchyard; And 164, Piccadilly.
“The outward shows of sky and earth, Of hill and valley he has viewed; And impulses of deeper birth Have come to him in solitude. “In common things that round us lie, Some random truths he can impart, —The harvest of a quiet eye That broods and sleeps on his own heart.” WORDSWORTH.
CONTENTS.
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The Old Year and the New 1
Musings on the Threshold 23
Spring Days 41
Musings in a Wood 63
The May-days of the Soul 85
Summer Days 101
Musings in the Hay 123
The Beauty of Rain 145
Autumn Days 161
Musings on the Sea-shore 183
Musings on the Mountains 199
Musings in the Twilight 221
Winter Days 241
The End of the Seasons 265
Under Bare Boughs 283