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Robin Hood Compasses a Marriage
Hereweredifferentsightsfromwhatonesawintheforest;hedgerows,broadfieldsofbarleycorn,pasturelandsrollingupwardtilltheymettheskyandalldottedoverwithflocksofwhitesheep,hayfieldswhencecametheodorofnew-mownhaythatlayinsmoothswathesoverwhichskimmedtheswiftsinrapidflight;suchtheysaw,anddifferentwasit,Iwot,fromthetangleddepthsofthesweetwoodlands,butfullasfair.ThusRobinledhisband,walkingblithelywithchestthrownoutandheadthrownback,snuffingtheodorsofthegentlebreezethatcamedriftingfromoverthehayfields.
"Truly,"quothhe,"thedearworldisasfairhereasinthewoodlandshades.Whocallsitavaleoftears?Methinksitisbutthedarknessinourmindsthatbringethgloomtotheworld.Forwhatsayeththatmerrysongthousingest,LittleJohn?Isitnotthus?
"Forwhenmylove’seyesdothine,dothine,
Andwhenherlipssmilesorare,
Thedayitisjocundandfine,sofine,
Thoughletitbewetorbefair
Andwhenthestoutaleisallflowingsofast,
Oursorrowsandtroublesarethingsofthepast."
"Nay,"saidFriarTuckpiously,"yedothinkofprofanethingsandofnoughtelse;yet,truly,therebebettersafeguardsagainstcareandwoethanaledrinkingandbrighteyes,towit,fastingandmeditation.
