Arts & Sciences
On Certain Pastorals
From Poetical Works (1778), vol. I
Arts & Sciences
SO rude and tuneless are thy lays,
The weary audience vow
'Tis not th' Arcadian swain that sings,
But 'tis his herds that low.
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Shenstone, William. “On Certain Pastorals.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shenstone/29/.
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Shenstone, William. “On Certain Pastorals.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shenstone/29/.
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