This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1799 Excerpt: ...such empire o'er the will; Then Cuddy last (who Cuddy can excel In neat device?) his tale began to tell: " When shepherds flocrish'd in Eliza's reign, ' There liv'd'in high repute a jolly swain, 46 " Young Colin Clout, who well could pipe and sing, " And by his notes invite the laggi ng spring. " He, as his custom was, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1799 Excerpt: ...such empire o'er the will; Then Cuddy last (who Cuddy can excel In neat device?) his tale began to tell: " When shepherds flocrish'd in Eliza's reign, ' There liv'd'in high repute a jolly swain, 46 " Young Colin Clout, who well could pipe and sing, " And by his notes invite the laggi ng spring. " He, as his custom was, at leisure laid " In woodland bow'r, without a rival play'd, " Soliciting his pipe to warble clear, " Enchantment sweet as ever wont to hear " Belated wayfarers from wake or fair, " Detain'd by music hov'ringon id air. " Drawn by the magic of th' enticing sound " What troops of mute admirers flork'd around f jb " The steerlings left their food, ahdtreatures wild By nature farm'd insensibly grew mild: " He makes the gath'ring birds about Mm throng, " And loads the neighb'ring branches with his song. " There with the croud a nightingale of fame, " Jealous, and fend of praise, tt- listen came; " She turn'd her ear, and pause by pause with pride, " Like echo, to the shepherd's pipe reply'd. The shepherd heard with wonder, and again " To try her more, renew'd his various strain; ' 40 " To all the various strain she plies her throat, " And adds peculiar grace to ev'ry note. ' If Colin in complaining accent grieve, ' Or brisker motion to his measure give, " If gentle sounds he modulate or strong, " She not a little vain repeats the song, " But so repeats that Colin half despis'd His pipe and skill, around the country priz'd. " And " Sweetest songster of the winged kind! " What thanks," said he, " what praises shall I find To equal thy melodious voice? In thee 51 " The rudeness of my rural fife I s...
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