 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: O...  The Songs of England and Scotland - Page 211835Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 1058 lehte
...Fear, Vnf leafing to a Married Ear. When Shepherds Pipe on Oaten Straws, And merry Larks are Ploughmens Clocks: When Turtles tread, and Rooks and Daws, And Maidens bleach their Summer Smocks } The Cuckow then on every Tree Mocks Married Men ; for thus Jings he, Cuckow. Cuckow, Cuckow : O Word of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 502 lehte
...tim-'. The epithet is proper, and the compound not inelegant. When Jhepherds pipe on oaten Jlraws, And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks : When turtles...tread, and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their fummer fmocks $ fbe cuckow then on every tree Mocks married men ; for tbusfings he, Cuckow ! Cuckow!... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 582 lehte
...Unpleafing to a married ear! When Jbepherds pipe on oaten ft raws, And merry larks are •ploughmens'' clocks : When turtles tread ; and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their 'fummer frnocks \ The cuckow then on every tree Mocks married men ; for thus Jings he, Cuckow ! Cuckow!... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1766 - 450 lehte
...Unpleajing to a married ear ! When jbepherds fife on oaten Jlraws, And merry larks are ploughmens' clocks : When turtles tread ; and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their fummer /mocks ; The cuckoiu then on every tree Mocks married men ; for thus Jing s he, Cucko'w ! Cuckoiu... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 454 lehte
...fear, Unpleafing to a married ear ! When fhepherds pipe on oaten ftraws, And merry larks are ploughmens clocks : When turtles tread, and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their fumrher^ fmocks ; compafs of a play, yet he knew the abfurdity of fo doing, and was not unacquainted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 572 lehte
...Unp leafing to a married ear ! When Jhepberds pipe on oaten ftraws, And merry larks are ploughmens' clocks : When turtles tread ; and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their fummer fmocks j The cuckow then on every tree. Mocks married men ; for thusjings be, Cuckow ! Cuckow... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1769 - 374 lehte
...Unpleajing to a married ear ! When jhepherds pipe on oaten jiraws, And merry larks are ploughmens' clocks : When turtles tread, and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their fummer-fmocks ; The cuckow then on every tree Mocks married men ; for thus jings he, Cuckow ! Cuckow!... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 456 lehte
...fear, Unpleafing to a married ear ! When fhepherds pipe on oaten ftraws, And merry larks are ploughmens clocks : When turtles tread, and rooks and daws ; And maidens bleach their fummer fmocks ; The tump.ifs of a play, yet he knew the abfurdity of fo doing, and was not unacquainted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 498 lehte
...than the prefent reading. JOHNSON. When Jhepberds pipe on oaten Jtraws, And merry larks areplowmens' clocks : When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws, And maidens bleach their fummer f mocks; 'The cuckow then, on every tree, Mocks married men ; for thusjings he, Cuckow ! Cuckow... | |
 | 1781 - 384 lehte
...feir, Unpleafmg to a married ear. When (hepherds pipe on oaten draws, Aud merry ,'aiktare plowmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks and daws, And maidens bleach their Cummer fmocks , The cuckow then, on every tree, . , Mocks married men, for thus (ings he; Cuclcow,... | |
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