_Yet for them the lilac renewed its leaf, And the aged elm, though touched with fire; And the dry pump flung up an awkward arm; And the fence post carried a strand of wire._ _For them there was really nothing sad. But though they rejoiced in the nest they kept, One had to be versed in country things Not to believe the phoebes wept._ FOOTNOTES [1]Cf. page 37, “The Axe-helve.” [2]Cf. line 5, page 21, “A Star in a Stone-boat.” [3]Cf. page 56, “The Witch of Coös.” [4]Cf. line 31, page 25, “The Census-Taker;” line 26, page 27, “The Star-splitter;” and line 21, page 21, “A Star in a Stone-boat.” [5]Cf. page 49, “Wild Grapes.” [6]Cf. page 67, “A Fountain, a Bottle, a Donkey’s Ears and Some Books.” [7]Cf. page 31, “Maple.” [8]Cf. page 61, “The Pauper Witch of Grafton.” [9]Cf. page 24, “The Census-taker.” [10]Cf. page 41, “The Grindstone.” [11]Cf. page 37, “The Axe-helve.” [12]Cf. page 27, “The Star-splitter.” [13]Cf. page 64, “The Pauper Witch of Grafton.” [14]Cf. line 27, page 50, “Wild Grapes.” [15]Cf. page 27, “The Star-splitter.” [16]Cf. page 44, “Paul’s Wife.” [17]Cf. page 65, “An Empty Threat.” [18]Cf. page 67, “A Fountain, a Bottle, a Donkey’s Ears and Some Books.” [19]Cf. page 21, “A Star in a Stone-boat;” and page 73, “I Will Sing You One-O.” Transcriber’s Notes --Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication. --Silently corrected a few palpable typos. --In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of New Hampshire, A Poem; with Notes and Grace Notes, by Robert Frost