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  • In due time I heard the churchbells ringing, as I plodded on; and I met people who were going to church; and I passed a church or two where the congregation were inside, and the sound of singing came out into the sunshine, while the beadle sat and cooled himself in the shade of the porch, or stood beneath the yewtree, with his hand to his forehead, glowering at me going by.

    XIII. The Sequel of My Resolution 1917

  • And only one thing really troubled him, sitting there -- the melancholy craving in his heart -- because the sun was like enchantment on his face and on the clouds and on the golden birch leaves, and the wind's rustle was so gentle, and the yewtree green so dark, and the sickle of a moon pale in the sky.

    The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. Awakening To Let John Galsworthy 1900

  • And only one thing really troubled him, sitting there -- the melancholy craving in his heart -- because the sun was like enchantment on his face and on the clouds and on the golden birch leaves, and the wind's rustle was so gentle, and the yewtree green so dark, and the sickle of a moon pale in the sky.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • And only one thing really troubled him, sitting there -- the melancholy craving in his heart -- because the sun was like enchantment on his face and on the clouds and on the golden birch leaves, and the wind's rustle was so gentle, and the yewtree green so dark, and the sickle of a moon pale in the sky.

    The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

  • They passed under the yewtree into the churchyard.

    It Is Never Too Late to Mend Charles Reade 1849

  • hi yewtree, always pleased to introduce nother person to the wonderful pansy project! if you havent already, do check out the latest on this ongoing artwork and gentle activism can be read on its own blog and facebook page, updated regularly by the artist who devised it Paul Harfleet.

    the brunswick bluestockings and the practices of everyday life... Bluestocking 2007

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