The Batsford Book of Country VerseSamuel Carr |
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... gleam , and fly The happy birds , that change their sky To build and brood ; that live their lives From land to land ; and in my breast Spring wakens too ; and my regret Becomes an April violet , And buds and blossoms like the rest ...
... gleam , and fly The happy birds , that change their sky To build and brood ; that live their lives From land to land ; and in my breast Spring wakens too ; and my regret Becomes an April violet , And buds and blossoms like the rest ...
Page 75
... gleam , Kingfishers watch the ripple stream For little fish that nimble by And in the gravel shallows lie . Eddies run before the boats , Gurgling where the fisher floats , Who takes advantage of the gale And hoists his handkerchief for ...
... gleam , Kingfishers watch the ripple stream For little fish that nimble by And in the gravel shallows lie . Eddies run before the boats , Gurgling where the fisher floats , Who takes advantage of the gale And hoists his handkerchief for ...
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... that forgotten time ; Down each green bank hath gone the ploughboy's team , And only in the hidden brookside gleam Primroses , orphans of the flowery prime . MATTHEW ARNOLD ( 1822-1888 ) www . The Harvest Moon www Banbury Chap - Book 106.
... that forgotten time ; Down each green bank hath gone the ploughboy's team , And only in the hidden brookside gleam Primroses , orphans of the flowery prime . MATTHEW ARNOLD ( 1822-1888 ) www . The Harvest Moon www Banbury Chap - Book 106.
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