Patty's part in the play was that of Diana, and her costume was to be a beautiful one of hunter's green cloth with russet leather leggings and a jaunty cap.

Yet if you but lifted lightly That mantle of russet brown, She would spring up slender and sightly, In a smoke-blue silken gown.

Toward the sand dunes the marshes stretched away in russet gold into the autumn haze.

~Lament of a Bereaved Person~ A russet pear-tree rises all alone, But rich the growth of leaves upon it shown!

returnto receive thee once more The house of thy Father will open its door, And thou once again, in thy plain russet gown, May'st hear the thrush sing from a tree of its own.

one of their words are more to me than twenty of these russet-coats, cheese-cakes, and butter-makers.

" ("Give me first the russet apple, And the hard white fruit of Auvergne.")

There was the merest suggestion of embonpoint to the waistcoat, but not so that, when he dropped his eyes, the blunt toes of his russet shoes were not in evidence.

Then, glancing over towards Long Island, he observed that Nature was already assuming her russet robes, which circumstance, combined with that of the target company, reminded him that the shooting season had just commenced.

The withered grass that clings Around her head of the same russet hue Almost deceived my sight, had not her eyes With life full-beaming her vain wiles betrayed.

Of a rich russet tint are the maple leaves in every copse and fence.

Stay, till he come; he's in a russet cloak, And must attend me like a serving-man.

But at the point of noon the huge Earl Doorm, Broad-faced with under-fringe of russet beard, Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey, Came riding with a hundred lances up; But ere he came, like one that hails a ship, Cried out with a big voice, "What, is he dead?

How did thine eyes peruse him round and round And hardly knew him in his yellow coats, Red leathern belt, and gown of russet blue.

[Exeunt. ACT IV., SCENE I. Enter ROBIN GOODFELLOW, in a suit of leather, close to his body; his face and hands coloured russet-colour, with a flail.

The fields, that way'd with golden grain, As russet heaths, are wild and bare; Not moist with dew, but drench'd with rain, Nor health, nor pleasure, wanders there.

Thousands of these khaki-clad fellows lay along the roadsides looking in the distance as though great masses of russet leaves had fallen from autumn trees.

1 "But, look, the morn, in russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill.

We are the birds in the russet meadow, and the whispering of the orchard trees, the cheep of the crickets in the long grass, and the whole humming, throbbing voice of out-of-doors.

THE SONG OF MAISUNA The russet suit of camel's hair, With spirits light, and eye serene, Is dearer to my bosom far Than all the trappings of a queen.

I will sweep everything aside with my golden russet wing!

No longer apparently can you deal in 'russet yeas and honest kersey noes'; gone for ever is simplicity, which is as beautiful as the divine plain face of Lamb's Miss Kelly.

[Footnote 2: Feuille mort, the russet yellow of dead leaves.]

At the heels of the falconers, and accompanied by a throng of varlets, in russet jerkins, carrying staves, came two packs of hounds,one used for what was termed, in the language of falconry, the Flight at the River,these were all water-spaniels; and the other, for the Flight at the Field.

If you had ever owned one of Seyavi's golden russet cooking bowls with the pattern of plumed quail, you would understand all this without saying anything.