" The prince repeated these words to Hamed, who said: "The task you give me is harsh, nevertheless I will bring her to you," He set out on the way, and came to a place where he found a man pasturing a flock of sheep, carrying a millstone hanging to his neck and playing the flute.

The shepherd took his flute and began to play.

For the walls are lined with precious books, And the hearth and home are always here, And the garden hath a score of nooks, Where flowers bloom throughout the year; And now that the restless crowd is gone I hear the flute of my rustic Faun.

Having finished the air, he threw his flute carelesly from him, and folded his arms in a posture the most disconsolate that can be imagined.

I love my love, and hugely: for, when I gave my flute, I was rewarded with a kiss, a loving one to boot.

See how I hold the flute in my left hand; In right the pheasant's plume, waved like a wand; With visage red, where rouge you think to trace, While the duke pleased, sends down the cup of grace!

The crow flew on till it entered the room where the princess lay, and dropped the flute into the hands of the princess.

So every noon he used to blow the flute and the cows came, running and gave him more milk than he wanted so that he used even to bathe himself in milk, and this made his hair grow very long.

There was an amusing retort, the afternoon I returned to Bucarest, to one of the fire-eating retired generals, picturing the quaint old fellow as thinking that people were born only to die bravely, and knowing nothing of Rumania's rule as the "defender of Latinism" in the Balkans, "tooting the funereal flute and showing us the mountains there is to be your tomb!"

The dress she wore was one of her bestfor an exemplary young man would call that evening, bringing his choice silver flute upon which he would play justly if not brilliantly to Winona's piano

" "To-day is always his day," Miramon replied, "and do you stop interrupting me in my incantations, and hand me that flute.

When eight years old, he learned the flute.

And he, like Memnon, thrilled to exultation, As if unable longer to be mute, Has lifted to his lips in adoration His simple flute.

When the bamboos had grown very big, a Jogi came by that way and cut them down, making from them two flutes.

When Lakhan missed the flute and saw the crow with it, he began to throw stones but the crow flew off with it, keeping just out of range; the crow flew from tree to tree and seemed to be always just about to drop the flute and in this way enticed Lakhan on, till they came to the Raja's palace and Lakhan followed the crow right inside and they shut the door on him and made him marry the princess.

She stopped before a luxuriant wild myrtle, pulling at the branches, while she sang, "When the little hollow drum beats to bed, When the little fifer hangs his head, When is mute the Moorish flute" Her song was suddenly interrupted by a clasp round the waist, and a warm kiss on the lips.

Benvenuto in consequence practised the flute for many years attentively, though much against his will.

All the other rollers, however, are provided with oblique flutes, such flutes making a small angle with the horizontal.

"And round us all the thicket rang To many a flute of Arcady."

Therefore will we arouse the pealing lyre and rouse the flute, in honour of the very crown of all contests of steeds, which Adrastos in honour of Phoibos ordained beside Asopos' stream.

The king, pleased by these memories of happy days, rose and seized his flute, which, by his express orders, always lay on his writing-table.

Saying this he snatched up his flute, and thrusting it into his bosom, hurried out of the grove.

I heard him say once to Charlotte: 'If Edward would but spare us that eternal flute of his!

The twins begged to be let to see Lyman assemble his flute, and Dave overlooked the process with them.

He tried the flute, but played with such uncertainty, that she looked at him with surprise.