. Birds and flowers, or, Lays and lyrics of rural life . uch to hear and yellow slopes of wa\ang corn The autumn sun shines clearly;And tis joy to Avalk, on days like this, Among the bearded barley. HARVEST-FIELD FLOWERS. Within the sunny harvest-fields Well gather flowers enow;The poppy red, the marigold, The buglos brightly blue ;Well gather the white convolvulus. That opes in the morning early;With a cluster of nuts, an ear owheat. And an ear of the bearded barley. 59 ^ f Brio-ht over the cjolden fields of corn Doth shine the autumn sky ;So lets be merry while we may. For Time goes h


. Birds and flowers, or, Lays and lyrics of rural life . uch to hear and yellow slopes of wa\ang corn The autumn sun shines clearly;And tis joy to Avalk, on days like this, Among the bearded barley. HARVEST-FIELD FLOWERS. Within the sunny harvest-fields Well gather flowers enow;The poppy red, the marigold, The buglos brightly blue ;Well gather the white convolvulus. That opes in the morning early;With a cluster of nuts, an ear owheat. And an ear of the bearded barley. 59 ^ f Brio-ht over the cjolden fields of corn Doth shine the autumn sky ;So lets be merry while we may. For Time goes hurrying took the sickle from the wall When morning dews shone pearly;And the mower whets the ringingscythe To cut the bearded barley. .5r^ -^m ■r<h in^ Come then into the harvest-fields; The robin sings his song;The com stands yellow on the hills, And autumn stays not long. 60 HARVEST-FIELD FLOWERS. Theyll carry the sheaves of corn awayThey gathered to-day so early, Along the lanes with a rustling sound,-Their loads of the bearded barley !. ^^ ■e-


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