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,... Measure for measure. Much ado about nothing. Midsummer-night's dream. Love's ... - Page 412by William Shakespeare - 1826Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 pages
...SONG. Spring. When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds* of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight,...married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! II. When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry... | |
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| William Shakespeare, William Dodd - 1827 - 362 pages
...SONG. Spring. When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight,...cuckoo, — 0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and... | |
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...SONG. Spring. When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight,...tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; * Vehement. ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — 0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! When shepherds pipe... | |
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...The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! ii. When...ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks, mid daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men,... | |
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...SONG. Spring. When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo-buds* of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight,...married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! II. When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry... | |
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