...She was thereat so terrified And grieved, that she quickly died. Old Ballad LXXXIII THE NIGHTINGALE As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...birds did sing, Trees did grow and plants did spring, Everything did banish moan, Save the Nightingale alone. She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her...

...[BARNFIEI.D, who wrote the following piece about the year 1592, is little known in any other way. ] As it fell upon a day, In the merry month of May,...birds did sing, Trees did grow, and plants did spring; Everything did banish moan, She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her breast up-till a thorn; And...

...BARNFIELD. [RARNFIELD, who wrote the following piece about the year 159?, is little known in any other way.] As it fell upon a day, In the merry month of May,...birds did sing, Trees did grow, and plants did spring ; . Everything did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone. She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd...

...again — bring again, Seals of love, but seal'd in vain — seal'd in vain. As it fell upon a day. As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...birds did sing, Trees did grow, and plants did spring Everything did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone ; She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Lean'd her...

...catch, Low twittering underneath the thatch At the gray dawn of day. C. SMITH. THE NIGHTINGALE. f S it fell upon a day In the merry month of May. Sitting...in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, I 1 Beasts did leap and birds did sing, Trees did grow and plants did spring, Everything did banish...

...lovely month of blossoms, scents and songs, sung by poets great and small. The immortal William has it: As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...and birds did sing, Trees did grow and plants did Everything did banish moan, Save the Nightingale alone. spring, "Beasts did leap" — the young colts...

...you oft and gave you white peas; Why not live sweetly, as in the green trees? JOHN KEATS ii4 PHILOMEL As it fell upon a day In the merry month of May, Sitting...birds did sing, Trees did grow and plants did spring; Everything did banish moan Save the Nightingale alone: She, poor bird, as all forlorn Leaned her breast...

...May, Sitting in a pleasant shade Which a grove of myrtles made, Beasts did leap and birds did sing, Every thing did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone: She, poor bird, as all forlorn, 10 Leaned her breast up-till a thorn, And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great...

...tree, (1. 1—2) BoNaP; ChTr; FaBoRV; OBNC RICHARD BARNFIELD (1574-1629) The Affectionate Shepherd 1 In the merry month of May, Sitting in a pleasant shade....thing did banish moan, Save the Nightingale alone. AWP; CH; EIL; GBL; GTBS: GTBS-P; NOBE; OBEY: OBSC; PBBP To His Friend Master RL, in Praise of Music...

...myrtles made, Beasts did leap and birds did sing, 5 Trees did grow and plants did spring; Everything did banish moan, Save the nightingale alone: She, poor bird, as all forlorn, Leaned her breast up-till a thorn, 1 0 And there sung the dolefull'st ditty, That to hear it was great...