. Bards and the birds; . The passages havetherefore been arranged in accordance with thesuccessive phases of nature : so that parallel pas-sages from various writers are collated for com-parison and for congruity ; each piece is restored toa sympathetic environment, leading naturally fromtheme to theme ; and the reader is not required toleap from one mood to another. The index willenable him to refer to such extracts from any par-ticular author as are distributed throughout thevolume. The Editor has been at great pains to avoid thepossibility of any infringement of the rights ofauthors or publ
. Bards and the birds; . The passages havetherefore been arranged in accordance with thesuccessive phases of nature : so that parallel pas-sages from various writers are collated for com-parison and for congruity ; each piece is restored toa sympathetic environment, leading naturally fromtheme to theme ; and the reader is not required toleap from one mood to another. The index willenable him to refer to such extracts from any par-ticular author as are distributed throughout thevolume. The Editor has been at great pains to avoid thepossibility of any infringement of the rights ofauthors or publishers; and now feels tolerably cer-tain that no copyright poem is included in thecollection without due consent. He wishes to thank very cordially those authors,publishers, and other holders of copyright whohave most kindly given him free permission toreprint certain pieces. His thanks are tenderedalso to Mrs. Blackburn, and to other friends whohave helped him in various ways. F. N. P. L GENERAL mgoBBmrnummtM mmnmfmmmm. •r & rt g From PARADISE LOST And God said, Let the waters generateReptile with spawn abundant, Uving soul:And let fowl fly above the earth, with wingsDisplayd on the open firmament of God created the great whales, and eachSoul living, each that crept, which plenteouslyThe waters generated by their kinds;And every bird of wing after his kind;And saw that it was good, and blessd them, saying,Be fruitful, multiply, and in the lakes, and running streams, the waters fill;And let the fowl be multiplied on the earth. Meanwhile the tepid caves, and fens, and brood as numerous hatchd from the egg that, soonBursting with kindly rapture, forth disclosedTheir callow young ; but featherd soon and fledgeThey summd their pens: and soaring the air sublime,With clang despised the ground, under a cloudIn prospect: there the eagle and the stork 4 BARDS AND THE BIRDS On cliffs and cedar-tops their eyries build :Part loosely wing the region ; part
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