Excerpt from In Thompson's WoodsIt was while the springtime stirrings of sentiment were still warm and throb bing in the hearts of swelling buds that the Boy was impressed into the ranks of the world's lovers. The day itself impelled to an awakening of dormant faculties. Its blossom-scented breath, its broad, shimmering sunlight and its subtle atmospheric suggestion of awak ening life touched every animate object into lively sympathy with its own quick ened and sensitive but dream - laden spirit. The irresistible revival of Romance was in the air.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.