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[In and out the boughs about]
“ ‘In and out the boughs about,
Every leaf to scan;
Dot and tittle, large and little,
Peck I what I can.
Every leaf to scan;
Dot and tittle, large and little,
Peck I what I can.
“‘Neat and small, the pirates all,
Hunting pass me over;
Brisk and shy, alert and sly,
Tricked the hungry rover!
Hunting pass me over;
Brisk and shy, alert and sly,
Tricked the hungry rover!
“‘Oft she, when my pretty hen
Sits upon her nest,
Hints to me, tho' I am free,
Basking there is best!
Sits upon her nest,
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Basking there is best!
“‘Then in and out the boughs about,
Every leaf we scan;
Dot and tittle, large and little,
Pecking what we can.’”
Every leaf we scan;
Dot and tittle, large and little,
Pecking what we can.’”
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