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Excerpt from Lays of the Mountain, Forest and Lake: Woods, Waters, and Seasons About Skaneateles Lake
Mr. Barrow was born in 1824, both his parents being of the Society of Friends, persons whom it was a delight to know. They removed to Skaneateles in 1839, at which time he went to England, returning thence in 1844. My long acquaintance with him soon began - a privileged acquaintance of over sixty years standing, full of delightful episodes of many kinds. In the woods or on the waters, climbing the mountain or exploring the ravine, pounding the rocks outdoors or the lecture desk within, gathering historic material or facts of natural science, sketching on the lake-shore, or in grave conventions dealing with weighty affairs, we were much together, drawing perhaps still closer as other friends fell asleep. That he had other chosen friends was a matter of course. Nothing pleased him better than to share his pleasures with them, and the log cabin by the lake welcomed them often. Quiet in all his ways, modest almost to a fault, he yet drew men to him. Once known no one forgot him.
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Mr. Barrow was born in 1824, both his parents being of the Society of Friends, persons whom it was a delight to know. They removed to Skaneateles in 1839, at which time he went to England, returning thence in 1844. My long acquaintance with him soon began - a privileged acquaintance of over sixty years standing, full of delightful episodes of many kinds. In the woods or on the waters, climbing the mountain or exploring the ravine, pounding the rocks outdoors or the lecture desk within, gathering historic material or facts of natural science, sketching on the lake-shore, or in grave conventions dealing with weighty affairs, we were much together, drawing perhaps still closer as other friends fell asleep. That he had other chosen friends was a matter of course. Nothing pleased him better than to share his pleasures with them, and the log cabin by the lake welcomed them often. Quiet in all his ways, modest almost to a fault, he yet drew men to him. Once known no one forgot him.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
John Dodgson Barrow
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780260911544
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 124
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John Dodgson Barrow
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ISBN - 9781331810087
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 126
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