Historical & Legendary Ballads & Songs By Walter Thornbury. Illustrated by J. Whistler, F. Walker, John Tenniel, J. D. Watson, W. Small, F. Sandys, G. J. Pinwell, T. Morten, M. J. Lawless, and many others |
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The Falconer's Rant.
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The Falconer's Rant.
Oh! but to see him, lad,
Swoop on the pheasant!
None has a bolder bird,
Gentle or peasant;
Talk of your merlin,
For the deer-stalking,
See how he bears his hood,
Proud to the hawking!
Swoop on the pheasant!
None has a bolder bird,
Gentle or peasant;
Talk of your merlin,
For the deer-stalking,
See how he bears his hood,
Proud to the hawking!
How his red tassel shakes
When he is screaming,
Beating his wings to fly,
Eyeballs all gleaming,
Fretting upon the fist,
Eager for mounting
Over the manor house,
Over the fountain!
When he is screaming,
Beating his wings to fly,
Eyeballs all gleaming,
Fretting upon the fist,
Eager for mounting
Over the manor house,
Over the fountain!
Twinkle his jesses, sir,
Over the snow,
Where the tern in the reeds
Watches them. “Oh!
Hey ho, bird! Ho! ho!
Hey! gar, gar, gar, gar!”
Swift as a lightning-flash,
Quick as a star.
Over the snow,
Where the tern in the reeds
Watches them. “Oh!
Hey ho, bird! Ho! ho!
Hey! gar, gar, gar, gar!”
Swift as a lightning-flash,
Quick as a star.
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