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Excerpt from A Hero of Donegal, Dr. William Smyth But it is not only on a day Of storm that the land of the Rosses is beautiful. A still evening when the sun is getting low is a chance to see that Nature here is exquisite in her repose. The grey boulders are set like uncut jewels in the ruddy gold Of the grass and rushes. The islands lie purple and quiet on the gleaming waters. The distant mountains of a greyer hue carry the eye and Often the heart of man to the borders of the infinite. The gulls, no longer storm-tossed or struggling vainly to beat up against the wind, y lazily, or stand demurely on the water's edge. There is a sense of peace, and, at first, of loneliness. But look again. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.