chestnut-sprays

Updated: May 21, 2025

Yesterday was hot, but the night was cool, and we kindled a gypsy fire of twigs, less for warmth than for society. The first gleam made the dark lonely islet into a cheering home, turned the protecting tree to a starlit roof, and the chestnut-sprays to illuminated walls.

Various - The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858