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Author: Francis George Heath Publisher: Sagwan Press ISBN: 9781297939266 Category : Languages : en Pages : 104
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Author: Francis George Heath Publisher: Theclassics.Us ISBN: 9781230387840 Category : Languages : en Pages : 22
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... THE "ROMANCE" OF PEASANT LIFE. CHAPTER I. DOWN THE GREAT WESTERN LINE. "Black sin may nestle below a crest, And crime below a crown; As good hearts beat 'neath a fustian vest, As under a silken gown. Shall tales be told of the chiefs who sold Their sinews to crush and kill, And never a word be sung or heard Of the men who reap and til?" NE of the most lovely journeys out of London is down the Great Western line. To reach the west of England by this route the traveller must, after quitting Middlesex, pass across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, and a portion of Gloucestershire--a magnificent stretch of country, constituting some of the most fertile parts of England. After being con The Kings of the Soil. fined to London during the whole of the winter and the early spring months, it is impossible to conceive anything which is really more refreshing and delightful than taking a rush into the country in the lovely month of May. The huge city itself cannot resist the genial influence of the month of spring flowers. Within the great desert of houses the shrubs and trees, which here and there charmingly break the dull regularity of our metropolitan streets, burst into unwonted verdancy in the " merrie month." Even the uncongenial London soil is enriched by the wealth which lies hidden in atmospheric vapours, and which is collected and brought down to earth by the soft April showers. During May, therefore, there is about the streets a freshness which, once lost, never returns until the succeeding spring. But to obtain a real taste of nature one must leave far behind the smoke-begrimed houses of the metropolis; and there is no part of our rich old England where one can find more exquisite scenery than in the beautiful counties of the west....
Author: Francis George Heath Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780266199519 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 428
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Excerpt from Peasant Life in the West of England Three-fourths, therefore, of this volume are new and one-half of it - relating to the Peasant Life of to-day - is written from the freshest of materials, - gathered, put into literary form, and published, without the loss of a single day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.