LITTLE RIVERS 小河

LITTLE RIVERS 1 LITTLE RIVERS A BOOK OF ESSAYS IN PROFITABLE IDLENESS by HENRY VAN DYKE 更多好书请点击 www.uus8.org LITTLE RIVERS 2 "And suppose he takes nothing, yet he enjoyeth a delightful walk by pleasant Rivers, in sweet Pastures, amongst odoriferous Flowers, which gratifie his Senses, and delight his Mind; which Contentments induce many (who affect not Angling) to choose those places of pleasure for their summer Recreation and Health." COL. ROBERT VENABLES, The Experienc'd Angler, 1662. 更多好书请点击 www.uus8.org LITTLE RIVERS 3 DEDICATION To one who wanders by my side As cheerfully as waters glide; Whose eyes are brown as woodland streams, And very fair and full of dreams; Whose heart is like a mountain spring, Whose thoughts like merry rivers sing: To her--my little daughter Brooke-- I dedicate this little book. 更多好书请点击 www.uus8.org LITTLE RIVERS 4 PRELUDE AN ANGLER'S WISH IN TOWN When tulips bloom in Union Square, And timid breaths of vernal airAre wandering down the dusty town, Like children lost in Vanity Fair; When every long, unlovely row Of westward houses stands aglowAnd leads the eyes toward sunset skies, B......