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Literary
August 3, 1919
White Pine News Weekly Mining Review
East Ely, Ely, White Pine County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Sarah Orne Jewett writes to a friend about a beautiful dawn experience: listening to birds from her window, then wandering the garden to interact with hop-toads, a robin, and a budding poppy under a waning moon, wary of being missed. From Harriet Prescott Spofford's 'Little Book of Friends.'
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Sarah Orne Jewett to a Friend.
I had one most beautiful time which was after your own heart. It began to be light, and after spending some time half out of the window hearing one bird tune up after another, I half dressed myself and went out and stayed until it was bright daylight. I went up the street and out into the garden, where I had a beautiful time, and was neighborly with the hop-toads and with a joyful robin who was sitting on a corner of the barn, and I became very intimate with a big poppy which had made every arrangement to bloom as soon as the sun came up.
There was a bright little waning moon over the hill, where I had a great mind to go, but there seemed to be difficulties, as I might be missed, or somebody might break into the house where I had broken out.—From "Little Book of Friends" by Harriet Prescott Spofford.
I had one most beautiful time which was after your own heart. It began to be light, and after spending some time half out of the window hearing one bird tune up after another, I half dressed myself and went out and stayed until it was bright daylight. I went up the street and out into the garden, where I had a beautiful time, and was neighborly with the hop-toads and with a joyful robin who was sitting on a corner of the barn, and I became very intimate with a big poppy which had made every arrangement to bloom as soon as the sun came up.
There was a bright little waning moon over the hill, where I had a great mind to go, but there seemed to be difficulties, as I might be missed, or somebody might break into the house where I had broken out.—From "Little Book of Friends" by Harriet Prescott Spofford.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epistolary
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Dawn Experience
Garden Observation
Birds And Nature
Personal Letter
Waning Moon
Poppy Bloom
What entities or persons were involved?
Sarah Orne Jewett
Literary Details
Title
Sarah Orne Jewett To A Friend.
Author
Sarah Orne Jewett
Subject
A Beautiful Dawn In The Garden
Form / Style
Personal Letter In Descriptive Prose
Key Lines
I Had One Most Beautiful Time Which Was After Your Own Heart.
I Became Very Intimate With A Big Poppy Which Had Made Every Arrangement To Bloom As Soon As The Sun Came Up.
There Was A Bright Little Waning Moon Over The Hill, Where I Had A Great Mind To Go, But There Seemed To Be Difficulties, As I Might Be Missed, Or Somebody Might Break Into The House Where I Had Broken Out.