...of snow, Now bourgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long ; The distance takes a lovelier hue ; And drown'd in yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,...

...of snow, Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, And drown'd in yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,...

...of snow, Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, And drown 'd in yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and...

...of snow, Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, And drowu'd in yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,...

...of suow, Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, And drown'd in yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and lea,...

...of snow, Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. "Now rings the woodland loud and long,...yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song." My present happiness had so braced my nerves and chased away my old childish superstitious fears and...

...of snow, Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots the violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long; The distance takes a lovelier hne, And. drowned in yonder living blue, The lark becomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on...

...loud and long, The distance takes a lovelier hue, And drown"d in yonder living blue The lark beeomes a sightless song. Now dance the lights on lawn and...are whiter down the vale, And milkier every milky nail On winding stream or distant sea : Where now the scamcw pipes, or dives In yonder greening gleam,...

...step Of steadier joys and larger loves." This picture of the lark reminds us of the Laureate's : — " And drowned in yonder living blue The lark becomes a sightless song." De Veré says with as fine a sense : " From his cold nest the sky-lark springs ; Sings, pauses, sings...

...of snow. Now burgeons every maze of quick About the flowering squares, and thick By ashen roots tlic violets blow. Now rings the woodland loud and long,...song. Now dance the lights on lawn and lea, The flocks tire whiter down the vale, And milkier every milky sail On winding stream or distant sea. Where now...