The poetical works of William Lisle Bowles ... with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan |
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THE CAGED BIRD. |
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THE CAGED BIRD.
Oh, who would keep a little bird confined,When cowslip bells are nodding in the wind;
When every hedge as with “good morrow” rings,
And, heard from wood to coombe, the blackbird sings!
Oh! who would keep a little bird confined
In his cold wiry prison? Let him fly,
And hear him sing: How sweet is liberty!
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