...hand Whistles o er the furrow'd land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe. And the mower whets his scvthe. And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. In the village front is an open view without the appearance of any inclosures, the lawn extending a...

...tasks; While the Plowman near at hand, Whistles o'er the Furrow'd Land, And the Milkmaid singeth blithe. And the Mower whets his scythe, And every Shepherd tells his tale Under the Hawthorn in the dale.9 The similarity of types of dawn images are obvious. It is not necessary to ask whether Lewis...

...Taste There the Plowman near at Hand Whistles o're the furrow'd Land, And the Milkmaid singeth blithe, And the Mower whets his Scythe, And every Shepherd tells his Tale Under the Hawthern in the1 Dale. Thus past the day to bed they creep, By whispring Winds soon lull'd asleep....

...countryside, While the Plowman near at hand, Whistles o're the Furrow'd Land, And the Milkmaid singeth blithe, And the Mower whets his scythe, And every Shepherd tells his tale Under the Hawthorn in the dale. (LA 63-68) And in his ode on Christ's birth, "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," Milton celebrates...

...allusion to John Fletcher's (15791625) The Faithful Shepherdess and John Milton's "L'Allegro," II. 67-68: "And every Shepherd tells his tale / Under the Hawthorn in the dale." There are but few fishes to be seen. They have, no doubt, retreated to the deepest water. In one somewhat...