...least, I speak with the assurance born of knowledge, ' For we were nurst upon the self-same hill .... Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the...of the morn We drove afield, and both together— ' entered the modern temple of the Muses. Accept this Medal with the good wishes of a Council on which...

...wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. ******* For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade and rill ; Together both, ere the high lawns appeared, Under the glimmering eyelids of the morn, We drove a field ; and both together heard, What time the gray fly...

...Without the meed of some melodious tear. »»»»»»• For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade and rill ; Together both, ere the high lawns appeared, Under the glimmering eyelids of the morn, We drove a field ; and both together heard, What time the gray fly...

...Morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horn. Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night Oft till the star, that rose, at evening, bright, Tow'rds heav'n's descent had slop'd his west'ring wheel. Meanwhile the rural ditties were not mute,...

...as for the characteristic elegance of the allusions. • " Together both, ere the high lawn appear"d Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove a-field ; and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft still the star...

...the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove a-ficld: and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn, Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night. Oft still the star that rose at evening bright Towards Heaven's descent had sloped hU westering wheel....

...were) to shepherd his flock and compose his poetry. [p. 85] For we were nurst upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high Lawns appear'd Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove a field, and both together heard What time...

...import uncertain. By contrast some readers find them almost unbearably poignant in their very obliquity: Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the...both together heard What time the grey-fly winds her suliry horn. Battening our flocks with the fresh dews of night. Oft till the star that rose at evening...

...passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud! For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill;...heard What time the grey-fly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night, Oft till the star that rose at evening bright 30...

...he passes tum, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud, For we were nurst upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high lawns appear'd Under the opening eyelids of the mom, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the...