Chapter I: Part II

THE LOWLAND
II. FAUNUS 21
III. NOT HERE, O APOLLO! 26
IV. WALKING WITH GOOD COMPANY 28
V. NO MAN’S GARDEN 31
VI. MARCH DOUBTS 37
VII. A DECORATED CHURCH 41
VIII. GARLAND DAY 44
IX. AN OLD WOOD 49
X. IN A FARMYARD 52
XI. MEADOWLAND 56
XII. AN OLD FARM 64
XIII. POPPIES 69
XIV. AUGUST 73
XV. OLD-FASHIONED TIMES 77
XVI. ONE GREEN FIELD 83
XVII. THE BROOK 88
XVIII. AN AUTUMN GARDEN 93
XIX. THE WALNUT TREE 97
XX. A GOLDEN AGE 100
XXI. THE VILLAGE 103
XXII. ST. MARTIN’S SUMMER 118
XXIII. THE PRIDE OF THE MORNING 121
XXIV. THE METAMORPHOSIS 124
XXV. EARTH CHILDREN 126
XXVI. NOVEMBER RAIN 138
XXVII. JANUARY SUNSHINE 140
XXVIII. THE BARGE 143
XXIX. A WINTER MORNING 146

PART III
THE UPLAND
XXX. CHERRY BLOSSOM 153
XXXI. THE FOX HUNT 155
XXXII. APPLE BLOSSOM 166
XXXIII. A LITTLE BEFORE HARVEST 170
XXXIV. AUTUMN BELLS 174
XXXV. SUNDAY 176

PART IV.
THE MOUNTAINS
XXXVI. THE FIRST DAFFODILS 183
XXXVII. THE MIRROR 192
XXXVIII. UNDER THE MOOR 198
XXXIX. A HARVEST MOON 202
XL. THE INN 205

PART V
THE SEA
XLI. A MARCH HAUL 211
XLII. FISHING BOATS 214
XLIII. CLOUDS OVER THE SEA 216
XLIV. THE MARSH 220
XLV. ONE SAIL AT SEA 223
XLVI. THE CASTLE OF CARBONEK 225

NOTE

Of the five songs printed at the end of this book, only “La Fille du Roi” has been published before, I believe. “The Holm Bank Hunting Song” and “Poor Old Horse” were sung by competitors for folk-song prizes at the annual Westmoreland Musical Festival, and I owe them to the kindness of Mr. George Rathbone. “The Mowing Song” and “Mary, come into the Field,” were given to me by friends.

EDWARD THOMAS.