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The Cleanly SPARROW.
Never was Sparrow half so blest,
As lovely Cloe's fluttering Phil;
She gives her bosom for his nest,
Of pleasure to indulge his fill.
As lovely Cloe's fluttering Phil;
She gives her bosom for his nest,
Of pleasure to indulge his fill.
Richer than nabobs, dukes, or kings,
Forth from his nest he chirps his thanks;
Expands his little quiv'ring wings,
And shows a thousand wanton pranks.
Forth from his nest he chirps his thanks;
Expands his little quiv'ring wings,
And shows a thousand wanton pranks.
And when a cobweb veil of gauze,
Covers the heaving lillied skin,
Philly with eager bill and claws,
Unpins the charm, and nestles in.
Covers the heaving lillied skin,
Philly with eager bill and claws,
Unpins the charm, and nestles in.
The chirping language of his heart,
Sweet as the sky-lark's warblings prove,
For Cloe knows such sounds impart
True marks of gratitude and love.
Sweet as the sky-lark's warblings prove,
For Cloe knows such sounds impart
True marks of gratitude and love.
Partaker of each choice repast,
The sugar'd tea well cream'd he sips;
Or pecks with wanton eager taste,
The honey'd morsel from her lips.
The sugar'd tea well cream'd he sips;
Or pecks with wanton eager taste,
The honey'd morsel from her lips.
But from her mouth as he conveys
The prize more sweet than nectar'd pap,
He cocks his tail above her stays,
And drops a Something in her lap.
The prize more sweet than nectar'd pap,
He cocks his tail above her stays,
And drops a Something in her lap.
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Be not offended, lovely Fair,
Phil knows his home your downy breast,
And ancient proverbs well declare,
A cleanly bird ne'er fouls his nest.
Phil knows his home your downy breast,
And ancient proverbs well declare,
A cleanly bird ne'er fouls his nest.
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