Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry (1844)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York, Wiley & Putnam · leaf 124
as it was likely thatwe might occasionally be obliged to find ourlodgings in the forest. It was a bright morning in the latter partof November, when we departed, and thecheerfulness of the weather found its way toour bosoms. I was so night of heart ashardly to feel the ground uj-on which I trod THE… … most of the trees, and the flowers were sleep-ing in their tombs—though the birds hadfled, and their happy minstrelsy was heardno more, still there were signs of cheerfulnessaround us. The little woodpeckers werecreeping up and down the hoary oaks, seek- 104 WIT BOUGHT. ing for the worms that had…
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