Poems on Several Occasions
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ISBN13: 9780217029568
Paperback|9780217029568
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE MASQUE OF THE MONTHS. (for A Fresco.) T7IRSTLY thou, churl son of Janus, Rough for cold, in drugget clad, Com'st with rack and rheum to pain us; ? Firstly thou, churl son of Janus. Caverned now is old Sylvanus; Numb and chill are maid and lad. After thee thy dripping brother, Dank his weeds around him cling; Fogs his footsteps swathe and smother, ? After thee thy dripping brother. Hearth-set couples hush each other, Listening for the cry of Spring. Hark for March thereto doth follow, Blithe, ?a herald tabarded; O'er him flies the shifting swallow, ? Hark for March thereto doth follow. Swift his horn, by holt and hollow, Wakes the flowers in winter dead. Thou then, April, Iris' daughter, Born between the storm and sun; Coy as nymph ere Pan hath caught her, Thou then, April, Iris' daughter. Now are light, and rustling water; Now are mirth, and nests begun. May the jocund cometh after, Month of all the Loves (and mine); Month of mock and cuckoo-laughter, ? May the jocund cometh after. Beaks are gay on roof and rafter; Luckless lovers peak and pine. June the next, with roses scented, Languid from a slumber-spell; June in shade of leafage tented; ? June the next, with roses scented. Now her Itys, still lamented, Sings the mournful Philomel. Hot July thereafter rages, Dog-star smitten, wild with heat; Fierce as pard the hunter cages, ? Hot July thereafter rages. Traffic now no more engages; Tongues are still in stall and street. August next, with cider mellow, Laughs from out the poppied corn; Hook at back, a lusty fellow, ? August next, with cider mellow. Now in wains the sheafage yellow 'Twixt the hedges slow is borne. Laden deep with fruity cluster, The...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217029568 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217029566 |
| Weight | 0.57 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.39 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 170 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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