. The peacock "at home" : a sequel to The butterfly's ball . 1 The Taylor Bird offerd to makeup new clothe3 ; For all the young Birdlings, who wishd to be Beaux : He made for the Robin a doublet of red, And a new velvet cap for the Goldfinchs head ; He added a plume to the Wrens golden crest, And spangled with silver the Guinea-Fowls breast; While the Halcyon bent over the streamlet to view, How pretty she lookd in her boddice of blue ! Thus adornd, they set off for the Peacocks abode, With the Guide Indicator*, who shewd them the road: * Cuculus Indicator, a Bird of Cuckow kind, found in the
. The peacock "at home" : a sequel to The butterfly's ball . 1 The Taylor Bird offerd to makeup new clothe3 ; For all the young Birdlings, who wishd to be Beaux : He made for the Robin a doublet of red, And a new velvet cap for the Goldfinchs head ; He added a plume to the Wrens golden crest, And spangled with silver the Guinea-Fowls breast; While the Halcyon bent over the streamlet to view, How pretty she lookd in her boddice of blue ! Thus adornd, they set off for the Peacocks abode, With the Guide Indicator*, who shewd them the road: * Cuculus Indicator, a Bird of Cuckow kind, found in the interiorliartsof Africa; it has a shrill note, which the Natives answer by asoft whistle; and the Birds repeating the note, the Natives arethereby conducted to the wild Bee-hives, which this Bird frequents. flw^^** 11, imwriHi- ——~—-— 8 From all points of the compass, fiockd Birds of all feather ;And the Parrot can tell who and who were was Lord Cassowary and General Flamingo,And Don Peroqueto, escapd from Domingo ;From his high rock
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