 While the ploughman near at hand Whistles o'er the furrowed land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures Whilst the...  Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets - Sida 76efter William Howitt - 1847Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1826 - 310 sidor
...the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures ; Whilst the landskip round it measures ; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains,... | |
 | Henry John Todd - 1826 - 460 sidor
...milk-maid singeth blithe, " And the mower whets his sithe ; "And every shepherd tells his tale " Under the hawthorn in the dale. " Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, " Whilst the landskip round it measures; " Russet lawns, and fallpws gray, " Where the nibbling flocks do stray... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 484 sidor
...milk-maid singeth blithe, "And the mower whets his sithe ' ; " And every shepherd tells his tale " Under the hawthorn in the dale. " Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, " Whilst the landskip round it measures; " Russet lawns, and fallows gray, " Where the nibbling flocks do stray;... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 320 sidor
...; and he describes the beauties of his retreat in that fine passage of the " L' Allegro:" ' Strait mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures ; V Russet lawns and fallows grey, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 sidor
...^. Under the hawthorn in the dale, fa""'^ • Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, ' While the landscape round it measures, Russet lawns, and...flocks do stray ; Mountains on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim with daisies pied ; Shallow brooks, and rivers wide*.... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 sidor
...hath caught new pleasures^Whilst the landskip round it measures j llnsset lawus and fallows gray., 22* Where the nibbling flocks do stray, Mountains on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest, Meadows trim, with dasies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide. Towers... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 sidor
...milk-maid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale, Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught...flocks do stray, Mountains, on whose barren breast The laboring clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim, with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and rivers wide ;•... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 sidor
...the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his sithe, And every shepherd tells his tale I'nder the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whi fit the landscape round it measures ; Rasset lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 sidor
...milkmaid singeth blithe, 65 And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught...new pleasures Whilst the landscape round it measures ; 70 Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray, Mountains, on whose barren... | |
 | rev William Ellis - 1835 - 358 sidor
...omission, the conception of the poet is realised. " Straight the eye hath caught new pleasures, While the landscape round it measures : Russet lawns, and...Meadows trim, with daisies pied, Shallow brooks, and r'u-trs wide, Towers and battlements it sees, Bosom'd high in tufted trees." , But although " rivers... | |
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