Приключения Робин Гуда

           "Andhastthoue’erheardthesongoftheDesertedShepherdess?"

           "Truly,Iknownot,"answeredLittleJohn,"butsingthouandletmehear."

           ThentheCooktookanotherdraughtfromthepottle,and,clearinghisthroat,sangrightsweetly:

           TheSongoftheDesertedShepherdess

           "InLententime,whenleaveswaxgreen,

           Andprettybirdsbegintomate,

           Whenlarkclothsing,andthrush,Iween,

           Andstockdovecooethsoonandlate,

           FairPhillissatbesideastone,

           AndthusIheardhermakehermoan:

           ‘Owillow,willow,willow,willow!

           I’lltakemeofthybranchesfair

           Andtwineawreathtodeckmyhair.

           "‘Thethrushhathtakenhimashe,

           Therobin,too,andekethedove;

           MyRobinhathdesertedme,

           Andleftmeforanotherlove.

           Sohere,bybrookside,allalone,

           Isitmedownandmakemymoan.

           Owillow,willow,willow,willow!

           I’lltakemeofthybranchesfair

           Andtwineawreathtodeckmyhair.’

           "Butne’ercameherringfromthesea,

           Butgoodashewereinthetide;

           YoungCorydoncameo’erthelea,

           AndsathimPhillisdownbeside.

           So,presently,shechangedhertone,

           And‘gantoceaseherfromhermoan,

           ‘Owillow,willow,willow,willow!

           Thoumayste’enkeepthygarlandsfair,

           Iwantthemnottodeckmyhair.’"

           "Now,bymyfaith,"criedLittleJohn,"thatsameisarightgoodsong,andhathtruthinit,also."

           "GladamIthoulikestit,sweetlad,"saidtheCook."Nowsingthouonealso,forne’ershouldamanbemerryalone,orsingandlistnot."