Moorland Idylls

Moorland Idylls

Moorland IdyllsWe sat late on the verandah last night, listening to the low trilling croon of the...
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Author: Allen, Grant,1848-1899
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Moorland Idylls

Moorland Idylls

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Moorland Idylls

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Author: Allen, Grant,1848-1899
Format: eBook
Language: English

Moorland Idylls

We sat late on the verandah last night, listening to the low trilling croon of the night-jar. It was a balmy evening, one of the few this summer; the sunset was lingering over the heather-clad moors, and the lonely bird sat perched on one bough of the wind-swept pine-tree by Martins Corner, calling pathetically to his mate with that deep passionate cry of his. I know not why, but the voice of the night-jar seems to me fuller of unspoken poetry than that of any more musical and articulate songster. Away down in the valley a nightingale was pouring his full throat among the oak-brush; but we hardly heeded him. Up on the open moorland, in the twilight solitude, that grey bird of dusk sat keening and sobbing his monotonous love-plaint; and it moved us more than all the nightingales gamut. I think it must be because we feel instinctively he is in terrible earnest. Those profound catches in the throat are the very note of true love; they have in them something of high human passion. And we could see the bird himself, too, on his half-leafless perch, craning his neck as he crooned, and looking eagerly for his lady-love. It was a delicious moment. We murmured as we sat George Merediths lines ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 48959
Author: Allen, Grant
Release Date: May 14, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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