CONTENTS 



JANUARY 



Dawn of the Year page 3 



Tokens 7 



The Shepherd 9 



Songs before Spring 1 1 



Woodland Revellers 14 



By River and Pond 14 



FEBRUARY 



Spring Prophets 17 



The Truce 21 



The Spring Fever 21 



On the Marshes 25 



The Lane to Spring 26 



MARCH 



March Marriages 31 



Would A- Wooing Go 35 



The Truants 38 



At Heaven's Gate 40 



In Wood and Mead 41 



APRIL 



Proud Pied April 45 



The Summer Birds 48 



Familiar Birds 51 



Bridal Days 53 



Country Characters 55 



