 When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo...  Three Centuries of English Poetry: Being Selections from Chaucer to Herrick - Page 2051877 - 391 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Russell Mitford - English literature - 1841 - 856 pages
...lips as we step on them : " When daisies pied, und violets blue, And lady-smocks nil silver white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then on every tree — " " Cuckoo ! cuckoo !" cried Lizzy, breaking in with her clear childish voice; and immediately,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - English literature - 1841 - 688 pages
...step on them : "When daisies pied, and violeta hlue, And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo-huds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then on every tree — " " Cuckoo ! cuckoo !" cried Lizzy, hreaking in with her clear childish voice; and immediately,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1842 - 582 pages
...When daisies pied, and vioiets blm, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue2, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks marrled men, for thus sings he ; Cuckoo, Cuckoo, cuckoo, — 0 word of fear ! Unpleasing to a married... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 582 pages
...ploughmen! s clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, TJie cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he; Cuckoo, 2 And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue,] The rhymes of the first four lines of every stanza are alternate... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 pages
...by the owl, the other by the cuckoo. Ver, begin. SONG. I. Spring. When daisies ¡'icd, and violrts eat, some achieve grcaln^sf, and some have greatness...their hands; let thy blood and spirit embrace tlicm. marrifd men, for tina sings lie, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O iiwd of fear, Unjileasing to a married... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 360 pages
...Ver, begin. SONG. I. SPKINO. When daisies pied, and violets blue. And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows...delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree. Mocks married meu, for thus sings he. Cuckoo; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! II.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks ; The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo i Cuckoo, cuckoo ; — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! WlNTLR. When icicles hang by the... | |
 | Printers - 1844 - 328 pages
...CUCKOO. • When daisies pied, and violets blue, And ladies' smocks all silver white, And cuckoo buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight,...men, for thus sings he— Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo, — oh, word of fear, Unpleasing to a mariied ear. When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry larks... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 374 pages
...turtles trea.d, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks ; The cuckoo then, on eyery tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he : — Cuckoo...cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! Winter. When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, And Tom bears logs into... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 pages
...ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, The cuckoo, then, on every tree, Mocks married men ; for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — 0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! III. Winter. When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick... | |
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