03230cam a22004693u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500210016426400510018530000470023633600260028333700260030933800360033550000310037150503260040250801890072852012760091753400710219365300320226465300100229665300290230665300360233565300360237165300310240765300310243865300110246965300430248065300360252365300300255965300370258985600720262685600430269899900190274173710UtSlPG20260610134715.0mcr n260607r20241871utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a99000066  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLowell, James Russell,d1819-189110aMy study windows 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-05-270 aMy garden acquaintance -- A good word for winter -- On a certain condescension in foreigners -- A great public character [Josiah Quincy] -- Carlyle -- Abraham Lincoln -- The life and letters of James Gates Percival -- Thoreau -- Swinburne's tragedies -- Chaucer -- Library of old authors -- Emerson, the lecturer -- Pope.  aCharlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"My Study Windows" by James Russell Lowell is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work draws from the author's reflections and experiences over a span of years, presenting a range of topics that encompass nature, literature, and personal musings. It hints at a thoughtful exploration of the beauty of the natural world, alongside cultural commentary, making it appealing for readers interested in nuanced observations about life and the environment.  The opening of the book sets the stage with a prefatory note where Lowell introduces the collection, explaining that the essays included were composed over the last fifteen years. He expresses his intention to compile these writings as a means of 'shutting them between two covers' to make space for new thoughts. The initial essay, "My Garden Acquaintance," begins with the author reminiscing about the joy he found in reading Gilbert White's "Natural History of Selborne," drawing parallels between White's observations of nature and his own experiences. Lowell invokes a vivid portrayal of his garden and its inhabitants, offering insights into the interplay between humanity and nature, which will be a recurring theme throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1871  aLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  aBirds  aChaucer, Geoffrey, -1400  aEmerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882  aThoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862  aPope, Alexander, 1688-1744  aCarlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881  aWinter  aSwinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909  aAmerican essays -- 19th century  aQuincy, Josiah, 1772-1864  aPercival, James Gates, 1795-18564 uhttps://archive.org/details/mystudywindows0000unse/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73710  c114435d114435