fObS OJ' IJUGDi"ATION .AND •uar, 93
She bas va.eaals to attend her :
She will bring, in spite of frost,
Beauties that the earth hath lo.t;
She will bring thee, all together,
All dolighta of summer wentber ;
All the buds and bells of M.'ly,
From dewy sward or thorny spray >
A.Jl tho heapt!d Autumn's wealth,
With a stilf mysterious etenlth ;
She will mix. these pleasures up
Like three fit wines in a cup.
And thou shalt quaff' it :-thou ehAlt heM"
Distant harvest-oa.rols clear ;
Rustle of the reapad corn ;
Sweet bi.rd.e anthemiug the morn ;
And, in the same moment-h&rk I
'Tis the early April lark,
Or the rooks, with busy caw,
Forr.ging for aticks and straw.
Thou shalt, at one glance, behold
The daisy and the marigold ;
White-plumed lilies, and the first
Hedge-grown primrose th"t hath bW'&t ;
Sha.ded hyacinth, alway
Snpphire queen of the mid-'Mliy,
And every leaf, and every flower
Pearl'd with the self-eame shower·.
Thou shalt see the field-mouse peep
Meagre from ita cel!M sleep ;
And the snake all winter-thin
Oaat on sunny bank its skin ;
Freckled nest-eggs thou shalt see
Hatching in the hawthorn-tree,
When the hen-bi.rd'a wing doth rest
Q!Uet on bet· mossy neat;
Then the hurry and alarm
When the bee-hive casts ita swarm;
Acorns ripe down·pattering,
While tho Autumn. breezes sing.
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