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Canadian Wild Flowers: Selections from the Writings of Miss Helen M. Johnson

Johnson, Helen M. (Helen Mar), 1834-1863· 2 chapters· 21,538 words

All day the snow came silently to earth, Until the branches of the apple trees Bent lower than in autumn 'neath their weight Of glossy fruit: the youthful pines that stood, With leafless beech and maple interspersed, To speak of summer when all else that laughed In balmy air w...

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2. PART II.

All day the snow came silently to earth, Until the path before the cottage door Was even with the drift on either side. No foot disturbed the mass of crystals white, But when th...

1. PART I.

All day the snow came silently to earth, Until the branches of the apple trees Bent lower than in autumn 'neath their weight Of glossy fruit: the youthful pines that stood, With...