Journal of the Outdoor Life, Volume 3

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Journal of the Outdoor Life Publishing Company, 1906

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Página 178 - Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, — The seasons...
Página 179 - Under the greenwood tree * Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat, Come hither, come hither, come hither : Here shall he see No enemy But winter and rough weather.* JAQ.
Página 178 - That feelingly persuade me what I am. Sweet are the uses of adversity ; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
Página 385 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Página 55 - There was never a leaf on bush or tree, The bare boughs rattled shudderingly; The river was dumb and could not speak, For the weaver Winter its shroud had spun; A single crow on the tree-top bleak From his shining feathers shed off the cold sun...
Página 213 - the health of the people is the first duty of the Statesman," and no argument is needed to sustain such a self-evident truth. Do our authorities measure up well judged by this standard? Alas, No. Every one who has had any experience in attempting to obtain appropriations for the care of the army of consumptives will agree with me in saying that money is given very grudgingly for such purposes. This is mainly due to two causes, which are closely related to each other.
Página 18 - Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.
Página 357 - It is usually caused by germs which enter the body with the air breathed. The matter which consumptives cough or spit up contains these germs in great numbers — frequently millions are discharged in -a single day. This matter, spit upon the floor, wall or elsewhere, is apt to dry, become pulverized and...
Página 225 - I watch the mowers, as they go Through the tall grass, a white-sleeved row. With even stroke their scythes they swing, In tune their merry whetstones ring. Behind the nimble youngsters run, And toss the thick swaths in the sun.
Página 18 - In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend ; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due. As men of breeding, sometimes men of wit, T...

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