...quivering load to rear, Or ply the busy rake the land to clear. Summer's light garb itself now curaberous grown, Each his thin doublet in the shade throws down, Where oft the mastiff skulks with half-shut eye And rouses at the stranger passing by, Whilst unrestrained the social converse...

...quivering load to rear, Or ply the busy rake the land to clear. Summer's light garb itself now cumbrous grown, Each his thin doublet in the shade throws down, Where oft the mastiff skulks with half-shut eye, And rouses at the stranger passing by ; While unrestrained the social converse...

...quivering load to rear, Or ply the busy rake the land to clear. Summer's light garb itself now cumbrous grown, Each his thin doublet in the shade throws down, Where oft the mastiff skulks with half-shut eye, And rouses at the stranger passing by ; While unrestrained the social converse...

...quiv'ring load to rear, Or ply the busy rake, the land to clear. Summer's light garb itself now cumbrous grown, Each his thin doublet in the shade throws down...the social converse flows, And every breast Love's pow'rful impulse knows, And rival wits with more than rustic grace Confess the presence of a pretty...

...specimens present picture-poetry in the most pleasing form: " Summer's light garb itself now cumbrous grown, Each his thin doublet in the shade throws down ; Where oft the mastiff skulks with half-shut eye, And rouses at the stranger passing by." RAIN ON A RIVER EVENING SHADOWS...