Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies
John Richard Jefferieswas an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth6 November 1848
boldest claim creeping felt natural spirits thick
To the darkness and the night, the spirits seem to have a natural claim - it is their realm; the boldest of us have sometimes felt an unaccountable creeping in the thick darkness.
motions muscle
The labourer's muscle is that of a cart-horse, his motions lumbering and slow.
checked extreme fear impression impulse left life mobility motions perpetual watching
The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.
looks
The heart looks into space to be away from earth.
beck endure people rush
There are people in this servile world who will endure any trampling, and at the first beck rush delightedly to proffer their assistance.
believes descent entitled large man trace
Many labourers can trace their descent from farmers or well-to-do people, and it is not uncommon to find here and there a man who believes that he is entitled to a large property in Chancery, or elsewhere, as the heir.
life
Now is eternity; now is the immortal life.
almost betrays dress good labourer regulation sunday
Almost every labourer has his Sunday suit, very often really good clothes, sometimes glossy black, with the regulation 'chimney pot'. His unfortunate walk betrays him, dress how he will.
beauty believe human utmost
I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty.
endure likes
Every woman likes her own way, but no woman can endure to see another woman master even over a man who does not concern her.
charm gives
If every plant and flower were found in all places, the charm of locality would not exist. Everything varies, and that gives the interest.
belief haunt mankind places since special
Ever since the world began, it has been the belief of mankind that desolate places are the special haunt of supernatural beings.