Changing Winds

Changing Winds - A Novel

New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1917 All rights reserved Copyright, 1917, By ST. JOHN G. ERVINE. Set up and electrotyped. Published February, 1917. Reprinted March, twice, May, twice, July, August, September, November, 1917. The translations from the Gaelic on pages 77 and 78 were made by the late P. H. Pearse, who was executed in Dublin for his part in the Easter Rebellion. The translations appeared in New Ireland, and I am indebted to the Editor of that review for permission to reprint them here. There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter, And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after, Frost, with a gesture, stays the winds that dance And wandering loveliness. He leaves a white, Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance, A width, a shining peace, under the night. Rupert Brooke. It would be absurd to say of Mr. Quinn that he was an ill-tempered man, but it would also be absurd to say that he was of a mild disposition. William Henry Matier, a talker by profession and a gardener in his leisure moments, summarised Mr. Quinn's character thus: "He'd ate the head off you, thon lad would, an' beg your pardon the minute after!" That, on the whole, was a just and adequate description of Mr. Quinn, and certainly no one had better qualifications for forming an estimate of his employer's character than William Henry Matier; for he had spent many years of his life in Mr. Quinn's service and had, on an average, been discharged from it about ten times per annum. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 29902
Author: Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)
Release Date: Sep 4, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English