...hedge Leans to the field, and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dew-drops — at the bent spray's edge — That's the wise thrush ; he sings each song...dower, — Far Brighter than this gaudy melon-flower ! K. Browning. OLD CHRISTMAS. 'Now he who knows old Christmas, He knows a carle ' of worth ; For he...

...hedge Leans to 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...dower, — Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower ! " Mr. Browning was born in Camberwell, a suburb of. London, in the year 1812. His father was a Dissenter,...

...the field, and scatters to the clover Blossoms and dewdrops — at the bent spray's edge — That 's the wise thrush ; he sings each song twice over, Lest...dower — Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower ! JR. Browning. 32.— THE GORILLA. av-er-age wrin-kle-d phy-si-og-no-my pro-min-ent ca-nine des-ti-tute...

...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...! And though the fields look rough with hoary dew, And will be gay when noontide wakes anew The buttercups, the little children's dower — Far brighter...

...hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dew-drops — at the bent spray's edge — That's the wise thrush ; he sings each song...the little children's dower — Far brighter than the gaudy indoor flower !' Who can explain why some songs come back to us from time to time with as...

...the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms, and dew-drops — at the bent spray's edge — That 's the wise thrush ; he sings each song twice over, Lest...never could recapture The first fine careless rapture ! " 328 329 Having in mind Shakespeare and Shelley, I nevertheless think the last three lines the finest...

...hedge Leans to the field, and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dcwdrops — at the bent spray's edge — That's the wise thrush ; he sings each song...dower, — Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower. * Unexpectedly. THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY : 1800—1859. The Defence of the Bridge against the Tuscan...

...hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dew-drops — at the bent spray's edge — That's the wise thrush ; he sings each song...could recapture The first fine careless rapture,' 2 than in Mr. Austin's treatment of the same theme, respectable though it is : ' The thrush runs revelling...

...warning and instruction of the good men who seem now trembling on the verge of as great a mischief as ' That's the wise thrush ; he sings each song twice...never could recapture The first fine careless rapture ! " — BROWNIJTO. that wrought by the Free Church movement in Scotland. The whole controversy seeirs...

...greenwood, When mavis and merle are singing ! " How true, again, that Shakespeare-touch of Browning's :— "That's the wise thrush, he sings each song twice...never could recapture, The first fine careless rapture ! " The thrush sang in May, according to the poet's lovely verse; but this year the birds began long...