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... The Works of Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost - Page 181by William Shakespeare - 1906 - 183 pagesFull view - About this book
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...When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then...tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! When shepherd's pipe on oaten straws,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 pages
...daisies pied, and violets blue, •And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo-buds l of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo, then,...tree, Mocks married men ; for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married car ! II. When shepherds pipe on oaten... | |
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| Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 pages
...When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then...Mocks married men, for thus sings he : — Cuckoo ! Cuckoo ! cuckoo ! — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! " When shepherds pipe on oaten... | |
| 1837 - 574 pages
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...When daisies pied, and violets blue, And lady-smocks all silver white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then...tree Mocks married men, for thus sings he : Cuckoo, Cuckoo, cuckoo — O word of fear Unpleaaing to a married ear ! " When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks and data, And maidens bleach their summer smoch, n all my lands and leases whatsoever : Let ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — 0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married earl Winter. III. II i.. n isicles hang... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1841 - 856 pages
...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 - 1841 - 688 pages
..."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, 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... | |
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