...975 Unpleasing to a married ear. When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry larks are plowmen's clocks; When turtles tread, and rooks and daws, And maidens bleach their summer smocks; 980 The cuckoo then on every tree Mocks married men, for thus sings he: "Cuckoo! 987. blows his nail:...

...O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! H When shepherds pipe on oaten straws, And merry lacks are ploughmen's clocks, When turtles tread, and rooks...cuckoo, — O word of fear, Unpleasing to a married ear! Act V. Vs. II. WINTER When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, And Tom...

...Unpleasing to a married ear! When shepherds pipe on oaten straws And merry larks are ploughmen's docks, s' temper, do receive WINTER. When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, And Tom bears logs into...