The Graver Thoughts Of A Country Parson Classic Reprint

Author : Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd
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ISBN 13 : 9781332799763
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Graver Thoughts of a Country Parson (Classic Reprint) written by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Graver Thoughts of a Country Parson Poetic genius quite deserted him 3 and he could not write aline. But in the spring-time, when the sap began to stir in the trees, and all nature to revive, the life around him thrilled his heart though it could not reach his eyes 3 and the amanuensis could hardly keep pace with the ow of unpremeditated song. One does not wonder at the spring burst 3 but it seems curious that the quiet, thoughtful days of autumn, which waken many old remembrances in most men, Should have so chilled and disheartened the great poet. Many people can say, that there is hardly any in uence that so stirs them to vague feelings and impressions which would be poetry in the hands of one who was able to give them expression, as the clear, still air, and the motion less autumn woods ln the beautiful autumn sunshine. It is a season in which to recall the days that are gone and Sitting down here, on the steps which lead to this pretty Gothic church, let us think of Sundays long ago. The present writer, for a certain sufficient reason, has this morning been reading over certain pages, bearing truths and counsels which have been addressed to two Christian congregations, one in the country and the other in the town 3 and altering a word here and there. And in reading some of these pages, how strangely there comes back the feeling of the old quiet Sundays, far away! And the season has decided what kind of Sunday shall come most plainly back. It is the autumn Sunday, with its morning stillness: with the clear hills round: with the bright. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."