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# Men-at-the-Bar/Snow, Thomas (b.1837)

​Snow, Thomas, M.A. Exeter Coll., Oxon, joint author of The Annual Chancery Practice and of A Treatise on the Chancery Practice of County Palatine of Lancaster, a student of the Inner Temple 17 April, 1861 (then aged 24), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1865 (eldest son of Thomas Froston Snow, of Bristol, gent., dec.); born , 1837.
    Equity Chambers, 9, Cook Street, Liverpool.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Cracknall, Walter Borthwick

​Cracknall, Walter Borthwick, legal vice-consul at Zanzibar since 1881, a student of the Middle Temple 28 April, 1873, called to the bar 28 June, 1876 (2nd son of Stephen Cracknall, Esq., bar.-at-law, of the Middle Temple); born , .
    Zanzibar.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Cracroft, Bernard

​Cracroft, Bernard, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1858, F.R.G.S., F.S.A., author of The Trustees' Guide, a student of Lincoln's Inn 21 Nov., 1857 (then aged 29), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1861 (youngest son of Rev. John Cracroft, late of Ripley, Yorks, dec.); born , 1828.
    1, Stanford Road, W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Cragg, William Wallace

​Cragg, William Wallace, undergrad. Exeter Coll., Oxon, a student of the Inner Temple 29 April, 1861 (then aged 20), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1877 (2nd son of Joseph Wegge Cragg, late of Calcutta, merchant, dec.); born , 1841.
    4, Hare Court, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Craigie, Edmund Warren

​Craigie, Edmund Warren, a member of the South-eastern circuit, late lieut. 2nd dragoon guards, a student of Lincoln's Inn 30 April, 1870 (then aged 27), called to the bar 27 Jan., 1873 (eldest son of John Adair Craigie, late Bengal civil service, dec.); born , 1843; married 29 Oct., 1874, Caroline Jane Mary, youngest dau. of late Capt. Henry Blosse Lynch, C.B.
    8, Fopstone Road, S.W.; 1, Hare Court, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Crailsheim, Frederick Alexander

​Crailsheim, Frederick Alexander, B.A., Trin. Coll., Oxon, 1885, a student of the Middle Temple 19 Jan., 1881, called to the bar 29 April, 1885 (4th son of late Anselm Crailsheim, Esq., of Glasgow, co. Lanark); born 18 Jan., 1860.
    20, Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, N.B.; 1, Pump Court, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Cracroft, Robert Weston

​Cracroft, Robert Weston, B. A., Hertford Coll., Oxon, 1880, and scholar 1876, matric. Corpus Christi Coll., Oxon, a member of the Midland circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 15 Nov., 1879 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1883 (only son of Major-Gen. John Edward Cracroft); born 1 Jan., 1857.
    28, Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, W.; 2, Pump Court, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Craies, William Feilden

​Craies, William Feilden, M.A. New Coll., Oxon, late scholar, a student of the Inner Temple 11 Jan., 1879 (aged 24), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1882 (eldest son of late William Craies, of Ipswich, Queensland); born 31 Oct., 1854; married 5 Aug., 1880, Euterpe, eldest dau. of Constantine Ionides.
    33, Holland Villas Road, W.; 4, Brick Court, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Craig, William Henry

​Craig, William Henry, B.A., Trin. Coll., Dublin, 1863, sometime legal assistant Local Government Board, practises before High Court at Madras, late professor of logic and moral philosophy in Madras Presidency Coll., a student of Lincoln's Inn 28 May, 1867 (then aged 32), called to the bar 30 April, 1869 (only son of John Craig, of Dublin); born , 1835.
    Madras; University Club, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Crake, Vandeleur Benjamin

​Crake, Vandeleur Benjamin, M.A., Jesus Coll., Camb., 1842, B.A. 1838, J.P. Sussex, a student of the Middle Temple 7 Feb., 1835, called to the bar 29 Jan., 1841 (2nd son of William Crake, Esq., of London); born , 1816; married 1st, 31 July, 1849, Louisa Frances, eldest dau. of William Browne, Esq., of Canfield Place, Herts; she died , ; he married 2ndly, , 1858, Mary Bedingfeld, dau. of Rev. William Delves, of Catsfield, Sussex.
    The Highlands, St. Leonards-on-Sea; Oxford and Cambridge Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Cranbrook, Viscount (Rt. Hon. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy)

​Cranbrook, Viscount (Rt. Hon. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy), so created 4 May, 1878, G.C.S.I. 1880, P.C., D.C.L., under-secretary home department 1858-9 and secretary 1867-8, president Poor Law Board 1866-7, secretary for war 1874-8, for India 1878-80, M.P. Leominster 1856-65, Oxford Univ. 1865-78, educated at Shrewsbury and Oriel Coll., Oxon, B.A. 1836, J.P., D.L. Yorks West Riding, J.P. Kent, sometime chairman West Kent quarter sessions; he assumed the additional surname of Gathorne by royal licence 11 May, 1878, a student of the Inner Temple 16 Nov., 1831 (then aged 17), called to the bar 1 May, 1840, bencher 28 April, 1868 (3rd son of John Hardy, of Heath, Wakefield, Yorks, bar.-at-law, recorder of Leeds); born 1 Oct., 1814; married 29 March, 1838, Jane (c.i.), dau. of James Orr, Esq., of Hollywood House, co. Down, and has issue (see Foster's Peerage).
    Hemsted Park, Staplehurst, Kent; 17, Grosvenor Crescent, S.W.; Carlton, Athenæum and St. Stephen's Clubs.
# Modern Japanese Stories/Factual Notes

Factual Notes
1. All names are given in the normal Japanese order, with the family name preceding the personal name. It is to be noted that well-known writers in Japan are frequently designated by their personal names, especially after their death. Thus most people refer to ‘Ōgai’ and ‘Sōseki’, although their respective surnames were ‘Mori’ and ‘Natsumé’.
2. Japanese vowels are pronounced as in Spanish or Italian, with each vowel being given approximately its full value. Consonants are as in English, except that g is invariably hard. Macrons, which are normally used to indicate the long o and the long u, have been omitted from such common place-names as Tokyo and Kobe and from words like Shinto and Shogunate. Acute accents have occasionally been provided for names like Abé that might otherwise be mispronounced by readers who are unacquainted with the Japanese language.
3. The period-names Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa are frequently used in the Introduction and in the notes on the authors. These names refer to the reigns of the three modern Emperors and have the same type of significance in a literary discussion as ‘Victorian’, ‘Edwardian’, etc. in English. The periods are as follows:
* Meiji 1868–1912
* Taishō 1912–1926
* Shōwa 1926–present.
4. A rough indication of money equivalents may be helpful to the reader, since prices, wages, etc. are mentioned in many of the stories. By referring to the date of the story, the reader can determine the approximate money equivalent from the following table The calculations are based on the prices of rice, the main staple commodity.
| 1912 | 1 yen was | equivalent to | about | 615 | yen | in | 1958 | values |
| 1930 | 1 yen was„ | equivalent to„ | about„ | 456 | yen„ | | 1958„ | values„ |
| 1940 | 1 yen was„ | equivalent to„ | about„ | 286 | yen„ | | 1958„ | values„ |
| 1944 | 1 yen was„ | equivalent to„ | about„ | 232 | yen„ | | 1958„ | values„ |
| 1946 | 1 yen was„ | equivalent to„ | about„ | 042 | yen„ | | 1958„ | values„ |
| 1949 | 1 yen was„ | equivalent to„ | about„ | 1 yen 70 sen | 1 yen 70 sen | 1 yen 70 sen | 1 yen 70 sen | values„ |
| 1954 | 1 yen was„ | equivalent to„ | about„ | 1 yen„ 08 sen„ | 1 yen„ 08 sen„ | 1 yen„ 08 sen„ | 1 yen„ 08 sen„ | values„ |
N.M. 100 sen=1 yen. In 1958 1,000 yen=c. £1.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Vivian, Charles Edwards Ennis

​Vivian, Charles Edwards Ennis, a student of the Inner Temple 9 Jan., 1855 (then aged 18), called to the bar 6 June, 1864 (2nd son of John Edwards Vivian, Esq., of Plean House, co. Stirling, N.B.) ; born , 1837; married 9 June, 1858, Emma FitzGerald, eldest dau. of Rev. G. F. Galaher, M.A., incumbent of St. Mark's, Southwark.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Vivian, Hon. Claud Hamilton

​Vivian, Hon. Claud Hamilton, a member of the Western circuit, a student of Lincoln's Inn 5 June, 1871 (then aged 22), called to the bar 30 April, 1874 (4th son of Charles, 2nd Lord Vivian); born 18 March, 1849; married 29 April, 1878, Constance Emily, 2nd dau. of late Capt. Jules Alexandre Sartoris, of Hopperford Hall, co. Warwick, and has issue (see Foster's Peerage).
    The Firs, Tittle Row, Maidenhead; Lamb Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Vredenburgh, Watson

​Vredenburgh, Watson, a commissioner for suppression of slave trade 1863-70, consular service 1852-70, a student of the Middle Temple 14 Oct., 1835, called to the bar 25 Jan., 1839 (eldest son of William Vredenburgh, of Kingston, Jamaica, dec.); born , .
    Para, Jamaica.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Vye, Nathaniel

​Vye, Nathaniel, a student of the Middle Temple 14 Jan., 1840, called to the bar 5 May, 1843 (eldest son of Nathaniel Vye, of Ilfracombe, Devon); born , .
    Ilfracombe.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Waddy, Henry Turner

​Waddy, Henry Turner, matric. Univ. Coll., London, a student of the Inner Temple 18 Nov., 1882 (then aged 19), called to the bar 17 June, 1885 (2nd son of Samuel Danks Waddy, Q.C., M.P.); born , 1863.
    Thorncliffe, Finsbury Park, N.; 5. Paper Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Waddilove, Alfred

​Waddilove, Alfred, D.C.L., M.A., Trin. Coll., Oxon, 1839, official of the archdeacon of Middlesex, author of Digest of Ecclesiastical Cases, Laws of Marriage and Divorce, etc., an advocate of Doctors' Commons 2 Nov., 1839, a student of the Inner Temple 12 Jan., 1836 (then aged 24), called to the bar 23 Nov., 1841 (4th son of John Waddilove, dec., late of Thorpe, Yorks, gent.); born , 1812.
    19, Kensington Park Gardens, W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Wace, Henry

​Wace, Henry, M.A., St. John's Coll., Camb., 1879, joint author of Yate-Lee's Law of Bankruptcy, 2nd edn., a student of the Inner Temple 12 June, 1876 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1879 (3rd son of George Wace, of Shrewsbury, solicitor); born , 1854.
    6, New Court, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Waddingham, Thomas James

​Waddingham, Thomas James, M.A. Oriel Coll., Oxon, B.A. 1862, a member of the Oxford circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 15 April, 1863 (then aged 23), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1866 (2nd son of John Waddingham, Esq., of Guyting Grange, co. Glouc.); born 27 Feb., 1840.
    Hafod, Aberystwith.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Vivian, John Henry Brougham

​Vivian, John Henry Brougham, a member of the Western circuit, a student of Lincoln's Inn 19 April, 1860 (then aged 26), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1863 (eldest son of John Edward Vivian, Esq., late of Plean House, co. Stirling, dec); born , 1834.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Waddy, Cadwallader

​Waddy, Cadwallader, practises before the High Court at Madras, a student of the Middle Temple 19 Nov., 1870, called to the bar 7 June, 1873 (eldest son of Joseph Swan Waddy, of Wexford, solicitor, an officer R.M.L.I.); born 28 Feb., 1846.
    Madras.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Hardcastle, Joseph Alfred

​Hardcastle, Joseph Alfred, M.P., M.A. (scholar), Trin. Coll., Camb., 1841, D.L. Surrey, J.P. Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, M.P. Bury St. Edmunds since 1880 and 1857-74, Colchester 1847-52, a student of the Inner Temple 2 Dec., 1837 (then aged 22), called to the bar 11 June, 1841 (eldest son of Alfred Hardcastle, Esq., of Hatcham House, Surrey); born 15 Sept., 1815; married 1st, 24 March, 1840, Frances, only child of late W. H. Lambirth, Esq.; she died 16 June, 1865; he married 2ndly, 8 July, 1869, (Hon.) Mary Scarlett Campbell, dau. of John, 1st Lord Campbell, lord chancellor, by his wife Mary, Baroness Stratheden (see Foster's Peerage).
    The Lodge, Holt, Norfolk; 54, Queen's Gate Terrace, S.W.; Brooks', Reform, and Oxford & Cambridge Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harding, Wallace James

​Harding, Wallace James, a member of the Eastern circuit, matric London Univ. 1862, a student of the Middle Temple 4 Nov., 1861, called to the bar 6 June, 1864 (3rd son of Thomas Harding, of Highgate, gentleman); born , ; married 5 Oct., 1871, Pauline Mary Ann, widow of Hon. Charles Stuart Savile, attaché at Berlin, only dau. of Major William John King, 21st regt. (see Foster's Peerage, B. Mexborough).
    10, Holly Terrace, Highgate.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Hardcastle, Francis Hallett

​Hardcastle, Francis Hallett, B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1872, a student of the Inner Temple 14 Nov., 1870 (then aged 21), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1875 (2nd son of late Joseph Hardcastle, Esq., of Wimbledon, Surrey, bar.-at-law); born , 1849.
    4, Paper Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harding, Arthur Ryle

​Harding, Arthur Ryle, M.A., Merton Coll., Oxon, 1878, a student of Lincoln's Inn 22 April, 1873 (then aged 20), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1877 (eldest son of Robert Palmer Harding, of Dulwich, Surrey); born 17 Nov., 1852; married 21 March, 1882, Jessie May, 3rd dau. of W. J. R. Cotton, Esq., M.P., of Woodside, Whetstone.
    46, Harrington Gardens, S.W.; Oxford and Cambridge Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harcourt, Rt. Hon. Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon

​Harcourt, Rt. Hon. Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon, Q.C., M.P., M.A. (scholar), Trin. Coll., Camb., 1869, secretary of state for home department since April, 1880, M.P. Derby since May, 1880, Oxford 1868-80, solicitor-general 1873-4, knighted 12 Dec., 1873, professor of international law Camb. Univ. since 1869, member of royal commissions for amendment of neutrality law 1867, naturalization law 1868, and extradition law 1877, author of Letters of "Historicus" on International Law, a student of the Inner Temple 2 May, 1851 (then aged 23), called to the bar 1 May, 1854, Q.C. 10 Jan., 1866 (eldest son of Rev. William Vernon Harcourt, of Bolton Percy, Yorks); born 14 Oct., 1827; married 1st, 5 Nov., 1859, Thérèse, dau. of Thomas Henry Lister, Esq., of Armitage Park, co. Stafford; she died 31 Jan., 1863; he married 2ndly, 2 Dec., 1876, Elizabeth, widow of T P Ives, Esq., dau. of late (Hon.) J Lothrop Motley, American Minister at St. James', and has issue (see Foster's Peerage).
    Castlemalwood, near Lyndhurst; 7, Grafton Street, W.; Farrar's Buildings, Temple, E.C.; Devonshire, Reform, Oxford & Cambridge, and National Liberal Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harding, Thomas Oliver

​Harding, Thomas Oliver, M.A. (fellow), Trin. Coll., Camb., 1876, B.Sc, London Univ. 1871, B.A. 1868, and a member of Convocation, equity draftsman and conveyancer, sometime assistant master at Marlborough Coll., a student of Lincoln's Inn 26 April, 1877 (then aged 27), called to the bar 9 June, 1880 (eldest son of Rev. Thomas Harding, late of Whitehaven, Wesleyan minister, dec.); born , 1850.
    4, New Inn, Strand, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harbhamji (Kumar Shri Harbhamji Rawaji)

​Harbhamji (Kumar Shri Harbhamji Rawaji), B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1884, a student of Lincoln's Inn 19 Jan., 1882 (then aged 19), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1885 (2nd son of His Highness Rawaji, of Morbi, Kattiawar, Bombay); born , 1863.
    26, Ebury Street, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harding, (Hon.) George Rogers

​Harding, (Hon.) George Rogers, puisne judge of supreme court Queensland since 1879, acting chief justice 1883-4, a member of the Queensland bar 1866, undergrad. Magdalen Coll., Camb., author of Ecclesiastical Law, a student of Lincoln's Inn 1 June, 1858 (then aged 18), called to the bar 30 April, 1861 (only son of late Rev. George Rogers Harding, LL.B., rector of Gittisham, Devon); born , 1840; married 7 May, 1861, Emily, 4th dau. of Thomas Morris, Esq., of Stone House, co. Worcester.
    St. John's Wood, Brisbane, Queensland.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Harding, George

​Harding, George, a student of the Middle Temple 11 Nov., 1841, called to the bar 22 Nov., 1844 (3rd son of John Harding, Esq., of Burlington, Yorks); born , .
# Men-at-the-Bar/Hardcastle, Henry

​Hardcastle, Henry, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1866, goes the South-eastern circuit, J.P. Essex, author of Construction and Effect of Statutory Law, editor of Bushby's Election Law, Hardcastle's Election Petitions, joint editor of Election Petition Reports, a student of the Inner Temple 15 Nov., 1862 (then aged 21), called to the bar 30 April, 1866 (eldest son of Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, Esq., M.P., of Writtle, Essex); born , 1841; married 12 Oct., 1865, Maria Sophia, 4th dau. of late Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Bart., and has issue (see Foster's Baronetage).
    Writtle, Essex; 38, Eaton Square, S.W.; 5, Paper Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knowles, Townley Rigby

​Knowles, Townley Rigby, a member of the Northern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 23 April, 1833 (then aged 22), called to the bar 10 June, 1836 (eldest son of Lt.-Col. Joseph Knowles, late Madras army); born , 1811.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knox, Andrew Alexander

​Knox, Andrew Alexander, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1847, F.R.G.S., late magistrate at Marlborough Street police court, a student of Lincoln's Inn 19 April, 1844 (then aged 25), called to the bar 23 Nov., 1847 (2nd son of late George Knox, of London, dec.); born , 1819; married 26 Aug., 1857, Susan Toten, youngest dau. of late James Armstrong, Esq., B.C.S.
    91, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knox, André Blasini

​Knox, André Blasini, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1867, a student of Lincoln's Inn 5 Nov., 1864 (then aged 25), called to the bar 30 April, 1872 [only son of (Hon.) William George Knox, chief justice of Trinidad, West Indies]; born , 1839.
    Trinidad.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knox, Hubert Thomas

​Knox, Hubert Thomas, special assistant to collector and magistrate and agent to governor of Vizagapatam, Madras, a student of the Middle Temple 11 Nov., 1863, called to the bar 27 Jan., 1868 (3rd son of Charles Knox, Esq., of Ballinrobe, co. Mayo); born , .
    Vizagapatam, Madras; Castle Lacken, Killala, co. Mayo.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knowles, Mark

​Knowles, Mark, a member of the Northern circuit, vice-chairman Blackburn School Board 1875, educated at St. John's National School, Blackburn, ironfounder and engineer 1856–76, inventor of the patent expanding comb, the patent centre-point warping machine, etc., a student of the Middle Temple 17 Jan., 1876, called to the bar 17 Nov., 1879 (youngest son of late Mark Knowles, of Blackburn, co. Lanc., dec.); born 26 Sept., 1834; married 1st, 25 June, 1857, Hannah, dau. of William Wolstenholme, Esq.; she died , 1872, leaving 3 sons and 2 daus.; he married 2ndly, 10 March, 1874, Blanche Adèle, dau. of Sir Joseph Devereux, of Windsor.
    Lancaster House, Wallington, Surrey; 18, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knox, George

​Knox, George, M.A., Caius Coll., Camb., 1873, B.A. Univ. of Sydney, New South Wales, a student of Lincoln's Inn 17 Jan., 1867 (then aged 21), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1870 (eldest son of Edward Knox, of Sydney, aforesaid, bar.-at-law); born , 1846.
    Sydney, New South Wales.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knyvett, Seymour Henry

​Knyvett, Seymour Henry, M.A. Trin, Coll., Oxon, H.M.'s inspector of factories, a student of the Inner Temple 26 Jan., 1870 (then aged 20), called to the bar 6 June, 1874 (youngest son of late Carey Seymour Knyvett, of London, banker); born 9 April, 1849; married 20 Jan., 1881, Margaret Louisa, 2nd dau. of William Smith, of Sheffield, solicitor, and has issue.
    80, Wellington Road, Edgbaston.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knowles, George

​Knowles, George, M.A., LL.M., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1873, a student of the Inner Temple 22 March, 1870 (then aged 22), called to the bar 27 Jan., 1873 (2nd son of John Knowles, of Herne Hill, Surrey, merchant); born , 1848; married 13 Feb., 1873, Fanny Maria, 2nd dau. of William Jones Mellor, Esq., of Huntingdon.
    49, Hereford Road, W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knowles, Lees

​Knowles, Lees, M.A., LL.M., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1882, from Rugby, a member of the Northern circuit, joint editor of Greenwood's Real Property Statutes, 2nd edn., a student of Lincoln's Inn 6 Nov., 1879 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1882 (eldest son of John Knowles, Esq., of Pendlebury, co. Lanc.); born 16 Feb., 1857.
    Westwood, Pendlebury, co. Lanc.; 2, New Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Knox, William Worsley

​Knox, William Worsley, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1854, reporter for Incorporated Council in chancery division, a student of Lincoln's Inn 14 March, 1850 (then aged 20), called to the bar 1 May, 1854 (only son of Col. Douglas Knox, late of Edinburgh, dec.); born , 1830; married 17 June, 1856, Nina, eldest dau. of late Francis T. D. Sewell, Esq., of Wickhill House, Berks, lieut. R.N.; she died 5 April, 1879, leaving issue.
    38, Porchester Square, W.; 7, Stone Buildings, W.C.
# Mountain Interval/An Old Man's Winter Night

ALL out of doors looked darkly in at him Through the thin frost, almost in separate stars, That gathers on the pane in empty rooms. What kept his eyes from giving back the gaze Was the lamp tilted near them in his hand. What kept him from remembering what it was That brought him to that creaking room was age. He stood with barrels round him—at a loss. And having scared the cellar under him In clomping there, he scared it once again In clomping off;—and scared the outer night, Which has its sounds, familiar, like the roar Of trees and crack of branches, common things, But nothing so like beating on a box. A light he was to no one but himself Where now he sat, concerned with he knew what, A quiet light, and then not even that. He consigned to the moon, such as she was, So late-arising, to the broken moon As better than the sun in any case For such a charge, his snow upon the roof, His icicles along the wall to keep; And slept. The log that shifted with a jolt Once in the stove, disturbed him and he shifted, And eased his heavy breathing, but still slept. One aged man—one man—can’t keep a house, A farm, a countryside, or if he can, It’s thus he does it of a winter night.