...tells his talc, Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleaeuret, Whilst years, although he dishonoured me, and couldat thou nut endure him one night, when he gave thee no t ; Mountains on whose barren breast The labouring clouds do often rest ; Meadowa trim with daisies pied...

...tells his tale Under the hawthorn, in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren breast, The labouring clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim, with daises...

...iambi. Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure. Acephalous lines of two iambi, with rebounding syllables. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures While the landscape round it measures. Acephalous lines of four iambi, with rebounding syllables. In the former line, the second and the fourth...

...tells his tale, Under the hawthorn in the dale. 5 ~ Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures Whilst the landscape round it measures; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray; Mountains, on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest; Meadows trim, with daisies pied,...

...tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Strait mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landskip round it measures ; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray, Mountains on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest; Meadows trim with daisies pied,...

...or alternating with shorter equal lines, for the pleasure of variety. Thus, in reading the lines, " Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, While the landscape round it measures," &c., it is necessary to a perfect reading, to fill out each line with the voice to a full and equal...

...or alternating with shorter equal lines, for the pleasure of variety. Thus, in reading the lines, " Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, While the landscape round it measures," ib.c., it is necessary to a perfect reading, to fill out each line with the voice to a full and equal...

...tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Strait mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landskip round it measures; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do strayj Mountains on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest; Meadows trim with daisies...

...tells his tale, Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye.hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray; Mountains, on whose barren breast The lab'ring clouds do often rest; Meadows trim with daisies pied,...

...tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures — Russet lawns,...and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray ; Mountains, on whose barren breast, The labouring clouds do often rest ; Meadows trim with daisies...