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and the redbreafl fports in the branches over¬
head.
Xlll.
See the goldfinch on a. bare branch of the blafted
oak flrain every mufc'e, and pour his notes
fi om the fkirt cf the hill, quick and lively, an-
fwering to the various ftops of the pipe.
XIV.
The moft unculdvated wilds breathe a flavour like
the fmell of the vintage. Now the pipe chears
my heart, from below the fliaile of yon tall-
ftemmed tree, when the maids gayly advance
to draw the milk irom the folded cattle.
XV.
Hard by, the fliapely f.ilmon, with his fuver fcalts,
and oary fins, fwiftly clcavts the waters, glitter¬
ing as he moves along, then Harts, and leaps,
and fnaps the unwary fly.
XVI.
Soft and funny, flowing with milk, fummer ad-
V mces over the fertile flowery plains; the wild
deer rejoice in the woods, and the fvvain is en¬
riched with the increafe of his herds and flocks.
XVII.
See the tender younglings of the herd of various
hues, fearful, ftarting at every noife, wanton
and wild ; they gayly fport on the green, then
feparate, and fwiftly anfwcr to the call of the
mother.
XVIII.
O thou fweet primrofe, that with thy pleafmg hue
fiiiileft fo fweetly on the lide of the hill, while
other flowers are yet hidden, thou art the er.r-
lieft jewel that ghtters on the brows of the
fpring.
M'Lf.od's