Days Off - And Other Digressions

T h e P r o j e c t G u t e n b e r D a y s O f f , b y H e n r y V
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Our canoes go with the river, but no longer easily or lazily.
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AND OTHER DIGRESSIONS
By
HENRY VAN DYKE
I do not count the hours I spend In wandering by the sea; The forest is my loyal friend, Like God it useth me:
Or on the mountain-crest sublime, Or down the oaken glade, O what have I to do with Time? For this the day was made. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS MDCCCCVII Copyright, 1907, by Charles Scribner's Sons
Printed in October, 1907 Reprinted in November, 1907 Reprinted in December, 1907
To MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOUR GROVER CLEVELAND WHOSE YEARS OF GREAT WORK AS A STATESMAN HAVE BEEN CHEERED BY DAYS OF GOOD PLAY AS A FISHERMAN THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED WITH WARM AND DEEP REGARDS AVALON, JULY 10TH, 1907.
CONTENTS I. Days Off II. A Holiday in a Vacation III. His Other Engagement IV. ...