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...near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower wets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under...pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren breast,...

...The clouds in thousand liveries dight ; While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrowed land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower...shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale." HILTON'S " L'ALLEORO." And here we must take our farewell of Spring, and journey further onward towards...

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...stale, Rob'd in flames and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight, While the plowman near at hand Whistles o'er the furrow'd land, And the milkmaid...shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Strait mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landskip round it measures; Russet lawns, and...

...Rob'd in flames and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight 3 ; While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land, And the...tale, Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye.hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures; Russet lawns, and fallows gray,...

...dight ; While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land. And the milkmaid singcth blithe. And the mower whets his scythe. And every...pleasures Whilst the landscape round it measures; Russet lawns and fallows grey, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren breast...

...time walking, not unseen, By hedgerow elms, or hillocks green, * * # * # While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land, And the...shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale." We have met with grown-up people who have quite misunderstood the last line but one. Neither the word...

...Rob'd in flames, and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries (light ; While the ploughman near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land. And the...pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures — Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren...