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Page 133
... hounds . 54 Uncouples in the western valley ; let them go ; Dispatch , 56 I say , and find the forester . [ Exit an Attendant We will , fair queen , up to the mountain's top , And mark the musical confusion IOS Of hounds and echo in ...
... hounds . 54 Uncouples in the western valley ; let them go ; Dispatch , 56 I say , and find the forester . [ Exit an Attendant We will , fair queen , up to the mountain's top , And mark the musical confusion IOS Of hounds and echo in ...
Page 134
... hounds ) . 75 horn- " hunting - horn " ( blown to call the hunters together ) . 76 soft- " speak quietly " . 77 of - " at " . 78 to observe The rite of May note 107 to 1.i ) . - ( see 79 intent - " intention " ( of keeping May Day ) ...
... hounds ) . 75 horn- " hunting - horn " ( blown to call the hunters together ) . 76 soft- " speak quietly " . 77 of - " at " . 78 to observe The rite of May note 107 to 1.i ) . - ( see 79 intent - " intention " ( of keeping May Day ) ...
Page 135
... hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind , So flewed , " so sanded , 67 and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew , 68 Crook - kneed69 and dew - lapped , 70 like Thessalian bulls ; 71 Slow in pursuit , but ...
... hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind , So flewed , " so sanded , 67 and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew , 68 Crook - kneed69 and dew - lapped , 70 like Thessalian bulls ; 71 Slow in pursuit , but ...
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