Frost and Thaw, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from Frost and Thaw, Vol. 1 of 2: A Story With a MoralThat lie below the level of the commonly travelled roads, through which the shallow trout-stream ripples along, and whose over hanging limestone Sides have their bare fronts relieved in places by patches of soft moss, clusters of wild ¿owers, and stunted, but hardy shrublets, that contrive to wear a ¿ourishing aspect, despite the exposure Of a great part of their roots and the thinness Of the soil beneath them. On this particular day, which in its progress had reached the fourth hour after noon, the Chief Objects of interest to the eye were groups of harvesters at work among the ripe corn - men and women of well-knit frames and healthy faces. But for their cheery voices, and the grating sounds that reached the ear, as they sharpened their scythes, the stillness around would have been intense. At the distance of about six miles from the country house just referred to, rise, in the hollow, the towers and spires and.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.