...the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil...charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares cling roung the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines...

...the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies nodding mock the hope of toil,...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade ; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. Here joyless...

...the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil;...charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares cling ronng the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines...

...the blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten round the »oil; Hardy and high, above the slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf ; O'er the young...

...the blighted rye: There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil;...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks the...

...the blighted rye: There thistles stretch their prickly anns afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war; There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil;...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around. So looks the...

...the blighted rye. There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war. There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil;...shade, And clasping tares cling round the sickly blade ; With mingled tints the rocky coasts abound, And a sad splendour vainly shines around." We find in...

...blighted rye : There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten warj There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil ; There the blue bugloss paints the sterile soil 3 Hardy and high, above the slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf j O'er the young shoot...

...cooling food for singing birds. eye upon their beauty. Crabbe speaks of their mischievous effects : " There poppies nodding, mock the hope of toil ; There...slender sheaf, The slimy mallow waves her silky leaf." C'KAHIIE'S VILLAGE. Virgil has a fine comparison, which was copied by Ariosto, of a beautiful youth...

...the blighted rye ; There thistles stretch their prickly arms afar, And to the ragged infant threaten war ; There poppies, nodding, mock the hope of toil...soil ; Hardy and high, above the slender sheaf, The shiny willow waves her silky leaf; O'er the young shir the charlock throws a shade, And clasping tares,...