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... Die Sprache als Kunst - Page 104by Gustav Gerber - 1885Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 424 pages
...And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — 0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! II. When Shepherds pipe on oaten... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...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 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! Winter. A song. [At the end of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 452 pages
...And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds* of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo; Cuckoo, cuckoo,—0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! II. JVhen shepherds pipe on oaten straws... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pages
...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 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! Winter. When icicles hang by the... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds'1 of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo, — 0 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! II. When shepherds pipe on oaten... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 414 pages
...And lady-smocks all silver-white, And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue, Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks married men, for thus sings he, Cuckoo ; Cuckoo, cuckoo. — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! ii. When shepherds pipe on oaten... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 460 pages
...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, — 0 ii>ord of fear, Unpleasing to a married car! in. Winter. When icicles hang... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1807 - 318 pages
...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 word of fear, III. Winter. When icicles hang by the wall, Aml Dick the shepherd... | |
| 1809 - 914 pages
...cue/coo'» note, I must (аз I mentioned before) except. Shakspeare records it otherwise, in a song : The cuckoo then on every tree. Mocks married men, for thus sings he : " Cuckoo, cuckoo." О word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! * Two notes, perhaps, thought to be ascertained... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread1 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 word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear ! V WINTER. A SONO. AT THE END... | |
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