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. 1865 Excerpt: ...upon his thoughtless head. Methinks e'en to my sciolistic ken, Nature prepares her for a brief repose, Nor can we grudge her this respite from toil, For nobly she her labours has performed. Yonder white farm-house, radiant with content, Seems sentinel'd by ranks of bearded men, And goes to sleep secure within their ...
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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. 1865 Excerpt: ...upon his thoughtless head. Methinks e'en to my sciolistic ken, Nature prepares her for a brief repose, Nor can we grudge her this respite from toil, For nobly she her labours has performed. Yonder white farm-house, radiant with content, Seems sentinel'd by ranks of bearded men, And goes to sleep secure within their lines, Grim Winter's coming onslaughts to abide. Yonder herd laddie's slowly driving forth "The milky mothers of the stall" to browse Upon the meadows that will shortly lie In slumber 'neath warm coverlets of snow, And while his charge in byre are snugly housed, He basks him joyous 'fore the crackling hearth. Yon bee from out his hive adventurous steals To have a parting stroll 'mong fading flowers, And, haply, some stray treasures to obtain, Ere he on winter bolts his waxen door. Yon brooklet has a drowsy look, and while It lacks the treble of its summer voice, To yonder nodding flow'rets on its banks It murmurs sleepy lullabies of change. All, all things rural feel this mighty change, And mother Autumn, wond'rous cause of all, She, too, will shortly lay her down and sleep A long refreshing sleep, and Winter kind Will come and wrap her in his spotless sheets, And, wailing sadly, lay her in her grave, Charging his sturdy henchman, Frost, to keep Strict guard. He'll for a while be mighty stem, And watchful at his post; but by-and-by, Deeming his charge secure, he grows relax, Strokes down his grizzly beard, then drops asleep, And wakes to find encircling him around A merry troop of sirens from the south, 'Fore whose bewitching airs his stubborn soul Flies howling fiercely to its native north. The while his recent charge bounds from the grave, Not Autumn sear, but budding girlish Spring; Meantime, let's see what influence she wields As Au...
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