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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1895. Excerpt: ... 1 JANUARY 'Life is a road, at either end a gate,
The gate of Life behind--of Death beyond. Love guards the path and
guides us all the way, As through a garden where calm Hope doth
rest.' G. F. Bodlty. January 1894.--At last the white snow sheet is
lifted, and we draw a breath of relief as it were, after the
tension of a long long winter. It was not really long, however, it
only lasted about three weeks or so. And there have been brilliant
sunshines, and early morning splendours were not rare, when the
lawns became wide diamond-fields, as pure and sparkling as winter's
frost could freeze them. Splendours also there have been, of sunset
skies whose glory died not until the utmost remotest glow of green
had faded into grey. Wondrous joys such as these are, must be now
foregone; for they perforce have waned with the frosty nights, and
scarcely a regret goes with them, so happy is the feeling of the
warmer air, and the smell of the grass set free at last from the
ice-king's iron grip. Instantly, upon his departure, little sharp
blades of crocus, with the broader pale green shafts of daffodil
have arisen inches above ground, and ' daisies, pearled Arcturi of
the earth, ' will soon be born among the grass. Even in the gentian
border there appears one poor bell of pinched and sickly blue,
gleaming faintly among its frost-tainted leaves. The first anxious
visit after such severity of frost, is of course paid to the little
clump of Olearia, near the western end of the rockery. A dozen or
so of plants were grown from tiny cuttings, sent from the Isle of
Wight, two years and a half ago. After most tender nursing they
grew into fine young plants, as large as an ordinary lavender bush
of the same age, and were duly planted out. Last summer they were
literally white all ...
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
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have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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A charming, fascinating and knowledgeable account of a year in the
garden of "E.V.B." - Eleanor Vere Boyle, which was written over the
year 1882/1883. This is believed to be the first reprint in 100
years of the eighth edition, which was published in 1892. The
garden was at Huntercombe Manor (then in Buckinghamshire), the
history of which goes back to the Domesday Book, and a short
account of that history is included, together with a biography of
"E.V.B." - who was a well-known Victorian author and illustrator.
All who love gardens will find this book a joy and delight.
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