...follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows — Hark ! where my blossom'd pear-tree in th*" hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover...first fine careless rapture ! And though the fields are rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's...

...the thrush in the tree above seems likely to go sweetly mad in the energy of its melodious chanting. The wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, Lest...never could recapture The first fine careless rapture. Here too, however, the gentle words, " For charity's sake, signore," somehow soon got whispered through...

...And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows — Hark ! where my blossom'd pear-tree in thehedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms...first fine careless rapture ! And though the fields are rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children'«...

...the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops — at the bent spray's edge — That 's the wise thrush ; he sings each song twice over, Lest...careless rapture ! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's dower, —...

...the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops — at the bent spray's edge — That 's the wise thrush ; he sings each song twice over, Lest...careless rapture ! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's dower, —...

...pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops — at the hent spray's edge— That's the wise thrush ; he sings...careless rapture ! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew, The buttercups, the little children's dower. Far...

...of the woods, or what seemed like si1 "That's tiie wise thrush: he sings each song twice over, Lent you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture 1 '' lence, was really impressive. The chewinks and field sparrows were singing, but it was like the...

...elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England — now! II. And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat...careless rapture ! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, All will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's dower, —...

...the gem of the piece," Lancelot added, — " the tribute to the mavis. 1 That's the wise thrash— he sings each song twice over, Lest you should think...never could recapture The first fine careless rapture ! ' But Browning," he went on, " is not an English poet. He has lived in Italy until he has forgotten...

...1 Most people, even if ignorant of the original, know of Browning's thrush who sang the same notes twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture. But in fact the thrush is very seldom content with singing the same notes twice. I have hoard him repeat...