Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 57 Bloomfield, Robert 1766 1823 May Day with the Muses Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles Bidwell and Distributed Proofreaders "May Day with the Muses" by Robert Bloomfield is a poetic work written in the early 19th century, specifically in 1822, during the Romantic era. This book blends elements of celebration and rural life, encapsulating the delights of spring and community through the voice of Sir Ambrose Higham, a benevolent landowner who engages his tenants in a unique way—allowing them to pay their rents with poetry instead of money. The likely topic of the book revolves around the themes of nature, love, poetry, and the rustic joys of life. The narrative unfolds as the villagers prepare for the May Day celebrations at Sir Ambrose's estate, where he invites his tenants to contribute verses to honor the occasion. Through a series of interconnected poems, the characters express their joys, tribulations, and the beauty of their rural lives. Notable among these tales are the stories of love, specifically that of Alfred, a blind youth cherished by his beloved Jennet, and the challenges faced by Andrew Hall, a character struggling with alcoholism. The joyous celebration culminates in a display of community spirit, as the diverse characters share their poems and partake in the festivities, highlighting the deep connections between nature, art, and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 107958 107851 2024-10-04T09:31:40.875830 2023-10-04T08:45:11.844491 text/html text/html 107951 107844 2024-10-04T09:31:41.152819 2023-10-04T08:45:12.003492 text/html text/html 116214 2024-10-04T09:31:47.677800 application/epub+zip 115876 2024-10-04T09:31:44.314812 application/epub+zip 98221 2024-10-04T09:31:43.103839 application/epub+zip 248655 2024-10-04T09:31:49.792792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232938 2024-10-04T09:31:46.915791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190494 2022-09-04T12:48:34.356306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87178 87122 2024-10-04T09:31:40.527338 2023-10-04T08:45:11.592498 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 86943 2012-10-14T19:13:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36124 2012-10-14T19:22:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18656 2024-10-04T09:31:49.916776 application/rdf+xml 14744 2024-10-04T09:31:43.641813 image/jpeg 3958 2024-10-04T09:31:43.371811 image/jpeg 115585 2024-10-04T09:31:41.163823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia