 ... the man who sleeps afield. All night long he can hear Nature breathing deeply and freely; even as she takes her rest she turns and smiles; and there is one stirring hour unknown to those who dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over...  Trees in Nature, Myth and Art - Page 204by John Ernest Phythian - 1907 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Folklore Society (Great Britain) - 1879 - 300 pages
...to announce the dawn, but, like a cheerful watchman, speeding the course of night. Cattle awake in the meadows ; sheep break their fast on dewy hill-sides...their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night Even shepherds and old country folk, who are the deepest read in these arcana, have not a guess as... | |
 | 1879 - 884 pages
...in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, ;inil all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...but like a cheerful watchman speeding the course of the night. Cattle awake on the meadows ; sheep break their fast on dewy hillsides, and change to a... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1879 - 1410 pages
...dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...to announce the dawn, but like a cheerful watchman sj>eeduig the course of the night. Cattle awake on the meadows ; sheep break their fast on dewy hillsides,... | |
 | 1880 - 470 pages
...in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the out-door world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...awake on the meadows ; sheep break their fast on dewy hill sides, and change to a new lair among the ferns ; and houseless men, who hare lain down with the... | |
 | 1880 - 1178 pages
...out-door world are aroused. The cocks crow, cattle awake in the meadows, sheep break their fast on the hillsides, and change to a new lair among the ferns; and houseless men open their eyea and behold the beauty of the night. This curious phenomenon the shepherds and old country... | |
 | Arthur Patchett Martin - 1885 - 262 pages
...in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the out-door world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night." And waking at this hour, " towards two in the morning," he made a cigarette, and gave himself to pleasant... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1886 - 284 pages
...dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night. At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 628 pages
...dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night. At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 382 pages
...dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night. At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895 - 384 pages
...dwell in houses, when a wakeful influence goes abroad over the sleeping hemisphere, and all the outdoor world are on their feet. It is then that the cock...their dim eyes and behold the beauty of the night. At what inaudible summons, at what gentle touch of Nature, are all these sleepers thus recalled in... | |
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