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Jul 11, 2024 · “It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson
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It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
Robert Louis Stevenson on why we need forests. You know why -- the forest is a great comforter -- but can you put it better than Robert Louis Stevenson?
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as Treasure Island , Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , Kidnapped and A Child's Garden of Verses .
“Forest Notes” (1876) From 29 March to 19 April 1875, RLS and Bob Stevenson stayed in Barbizon, France. RLS returned there in August of 1875 with Bob and his friend Walter Simpson. This essay describes RLS’s experiences in Barbizon, as well as in Grez, the forest of Fontainebleau and nearby villages.
Report... It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. Robert Louis Stevenson. Works (ed. 1896)
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Analysis of this poem. I. I DREAMED of forest alleys fair. And fields of gray-flowered grass, Where by the yellow summer moon. My Jenny seemed to pass. I dreamed the yellow summer moon, Behind a cedar wood, Lay white on fields of rippling grass.
