...described. "With fingers interwoven, both hands Press'd closely palm to palm, and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him," — This is all we hear of him ; and for the sake of this one accomplishment, we are told, that the...

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...thee for another scene."* 8 [Part of this poetical description has been altered or expanded thus ; • And they would shout Across the watery vale, and shout...echoes loud Redoubled and redoubled ; concourse wild Of jocund din ! And, when there came a pause Of silence, such as baffled his best skill: Then, sometimes,...

...struggling to be free." I make but one other selection, taken from Wordsworth's Boy of Winander Mere : "Who Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they...would shout Across the watery vale, and shout again With long halloos, and screams, and echoes loud, Redoubled and redoubled, concourse wild, Of mirth,...

...specimens taken with little choice. The first from the lines on the BOY OF WINANDER-MERE,' — who " Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they...would shout Across the watery vale, and shout again, With long halloos, and screams, and echoes loud Redoubled and redoubled ; concourse wild Of mirth and...

...your horse holded, sir." Well, the bard of Avon was right, as were other poets who eulogize the — "Echoes loud, Redoubled and redoubled, concourse wild Of mirth and jocund din.'' For there is nothing more exhilarating to the senses of all keen and ardent spostsmen than the rich...

...there, with fingers interwoven, both hands Pressed closely palm to palm and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings...That they might answer him. — And they would shout Acre«» the watery vale, and shout again, Responsive to his call, — with quivering peals, And long...

...The first from the lines on the "Boy o: WWAXDER-MERI,"— who " Blew mimic hootirjfs to the ailenl owls, That they might answer him. And they would shout, Across the watery vale and shout again With Ions hnlloos, and arréame, and echoes loud Redoubled ami redoubled, concourse wild 1 jf mini,,...

...there, with fingers interwoven, both hands Pressed closely palm to palm, and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings...echoes loud, Redoubled and redoubled, concourse wild Of jocund din ; and, when a lengthened pause Of silence came and baffled his best skill, Then sometimes,...

...hands \\ Pressed closely palm to palm, and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, /Rlfrgr mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might...echoes loud, Redoubled and redoubled, concourse wild Of jocund din ; and, when a lengthened pause Of silence came and baffled his best skill, Then sometimes,...