...Milton's imitations : The swan nith arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her slate with oary feet. Book VII. v. 438, &c. " The ancient...says Mr. Richardson, " have not hit upon this beauty; lavish as they have been in their descriptions of the swan. Homer calls the swan long-necked, isa^i^ei'ftv;...

...echoes a sounding waterfall; or where a glimpse may be caught of a piece of crystal water, upon which " The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling, proudly rows Her state with oary feet." From this we are led to make our observations upon the careful industry of man, which unlike the "...

...but all night tuned he» soft lays,' Others on silver lakes and rivers bathed Their downy breast ; the swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state withoary feet ; yet oft they quit The dank, and, rising on stifl'pcnons, tower The mid aerial sky....

...but all night tun'd her soft lays. " Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bath'd " Their downy breast; the swan, with arched neck " Between her white wings...mantling proudly, rows '*' Her state with oary feet ; yet oft they quit " The dank, and, rising on stiff pennons, tower " The mid aereal sky. Others on...

...but all night tun'd her soft lays : Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bath'd Their downy breast ; l the fraud descry, And bid his fellows from the danger fly) Close lo Ihe ground in expectation lie yet oft they quit The dank, and, rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aereal sky : others on ground...

...but all night tuned her soft lays : Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their downy breast; the swan with arched neck, Between her white wings, mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet; yet oft they quit The dank, and, rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aerial sky: others on ground...

...but all night tun'd her soft lays : Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bath'd Their downy breast ; nd measur'd back his steps to oory feet ; yet oft they quit The dank, and, rising on stiff pennons, tower The mid aereal sky : others...

...warbling, but all night tuned her soft lays : Others on silver lakes and rivers bathed Their downy breast ; the swan, w.ith arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet ; yet oft they quit The dank, and, rising on stiff penons, tower The mid aerial sky. Others on ground...

...with himH-he attracted the attention of Shakespeare. It is worth noting that while the swan, which With arched neck, Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet, so often and so exquisitely referred to by Milton, and the "wakeful nightingale," an equal favorite...

...will live nearly a hundred years. Milton prettily says, referring to this noble creature — * * * " The swan, with arched neck, Between her white wings...mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet." Swans abound, in a wild state, in the northern parts of the world, especially in Siberia. And great...