3-078-047 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Happy Days of Spring, 1890. 'Glimpses of sweet, simple human life, and visions of rich poetic beauty in colour and form, can be had by anyone of keen sight and receptive soul who chooses to trudge merrily along in the fresh glory of a spring day! If we are modest in our demands and accept Nature's returns with a loyal and cheerful gratitude, if we can say with Wordsworth: "The common growth of Mother Earth, Sufficeth me-her tears, her mirth, Her humblest mirth and tears", we shall come home with a new-born delight and satisfaction, which he who has never trod the highway in such gladsome spirit can never enjoy. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.