Almost everywhere on Dartmoor are Furze, Heather, and Granite. The Furze seems to suggest Cruelty, the Heather Endurance, and the Granite Strength. The Furze is destroyed by fire, but grows again; the Heather is torn by winds, but blossoms again; the Granite is worn away imperceptibly by the rain. This work is the first of a proposed trilogy, which the author hopes to continue and complete with "Heather" and "Granite."
CONTENTS
[INTRODUCTORY]
[I.] ABOUT THE TAVY FAMILY
[II.] ABOUT BRIGHTLY
[III.] ABOUT PASTOR AND MASTER
[IV.] ABOUT BEETLES
[V.] ABOUT THOMASINE
[VI.] ABOUT VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
[VII.] ABOUT FAIRYLAND
[VIII.] ABOUT ATMOSPHERE
[IX.] ABOUT A KNAVE AND A FOOL
[X.] ABOUT THE VIGIL OF ST. GOOSE
[XI.] ABOUT THE FEAST OF ST. GOOSE
[XII.] ABOUT THE OCTAVE OF ST. GOOSE
[XIII.] ABOUT VARIOUS EMOTIONS
[XIV.] ABOUT A STRUGGLE AT THE GATE OF FAIRYLAND
[XV.] ABOUT JUSTICE
[XVI.] ABOUT WITCHCRAFT
[XVII.] ABOUT PASTIMES
[XVIII.] ABOUT AUTUMN IN FAIRYLAND
[XIX.] ABOUT THE GOOD RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP
[XX.] ABOUT THE PASSOVER OF THE BRUTE
[XXI.] ABOUT WINTER IN REAL LIFE
[XXII.] ABOUT THE PINCH
[XXIII.] ABOUT A HOUSE ON THE HIDDEN LANES
[XXIV.] ABOUT BANKRUPTS
[XXV.] ABOUT SWALING-FIRES
[XXVI.] ABOUT "DUPPENCE"
[XXVII.] ABOUT REGENERATION AND RENUNCIATION
FURZE THE CRUEL
INTRODUCTORY
ABOUT RAINDROPS
The river of Tavy is a great mountain-carver. From its mud-holes of Cranmere to the walls of Tavistock it is a hewer of rocks. Thenceforth it becomes a gardener, raising flowers and herbs; it becomes idyllic. It goes into Arcadia. And at last it floats ships of war.