...No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery. The same whom in my school-boy daya I listen'd to ; that cry Which made me look a thousand ways In...green ; And thou wert still a hope, a love ; Still long'd for, never seen I And I can listen to thee yet ; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do...

...mystery. The same whom in my school-boy days I listen' d to ; that cry Which made me look a thousand wayo In bush, and tree, and sky. To seek thee did I often...green ; And thou wert still a hope, a love ; Still long'd for, never seen ! And I can listen to thee yet ; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do...

...thee and rejoice. O cuckoo' ! shall I call thee bird', Or but a wandering voice1 ? " The same that in my school-boy days I listened to — that cry —...a thousand ways, In bush, and tree, and sky. " To see thee did I often rove Through woods and on the green ; And thou wert still a hope — a love —...

...darling of the spring ! Even yet thou art to me No bird : but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery. The same whom in my school-boy days I listened to...a hope, a love ; Still longed for, never seen. And I can listen to thee yet ; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do beget That golden time again....

...art to me No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery ; The same, whom in my schoolboy days 1 listened to ; that Cry Which made me look a thousand ways In bush, and tree, and aky. To seek thee did I often rove Through woods and in the green ; And thou wert still a hope, a love...

...No bird, but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery ; The same whom in my school-boy days I listen'd to ; that Cry Which made me look a thousand ways In...green ; And thou wert still a hope, a love ; Still long'd for, never seen. And I can listen to thee yet ; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do...

...Spring ! Ev'n yet thou art to me No.bird ; but an invisible thing, A voice, a mystery. THE CUCKOOS. " The same whom in my schoolboy days I listened to :...tree, and sky. " To seek thee did I often rove Through wood> and on the green ; And thou vert still a hope, a love • Still longed for, never seen. " And...

...thee and rejoice. O cuckoo' ! shall I call thee bird', Or but a wandering voice' ? 3. " The same that in my school-boy days I listened to — that cry —...look a thousand ways, In bush, and tree, and sky. 4. ' ' To see thee did I often rove 140 PART U. IV. THE SCRATCHERS OR POULTRY BIRDS (RASORES), OFTEN...

...bird', Or but a wandering voice * ? 8. " The same that in my scb»ol-boy days I listened to—that cry— Which made me look a thousand ways, In bush, and tree, and sky. 4. " To see thee did I often rove IV. THE SCRATCHERS OR POULTRY-BIRDS (BASQUES), OFTEN CALLED THE GALLINACEOUS...

...me thou bring'st a tale Of visionary hours. N o bird, but an invisible thing, A. voice, a mystery. The same whom in my school-boy days I listened to...hope, a love ; Still longed for, never seen ! And I can listen to thee yet ; Can lie upon the plain And listen, till I do beget That golden time again....