قراءة كتاب The Peacock 'At Home:' A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball
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The Peacock 'At Home:' A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball
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“Such ruffling of feathers, such pruning of coats, &c.” Page 5.
But the rest all accepted the kind invitation,
And much bustle it caused in the plumed creation:
Such ruffling of feathers, such pruning of coats;
Such chirping, such whistling, such clearing of throats;
Such polishing bills and such oiling of pinions
Had never been known in the biped dominions.
The Taylor Bird offer’d to make up new clothes
For all the young Birdlings, who wish’d to be Beaux:
He made for the Robin a doublet of red,
And a new velvet cap for the Goldfinch’s head;
He added a plume to the Wren’s golden crest,
And spangled with silver the Guinea-Fowl’s breast;
While the Halcyon bent over the streamlet to view,
How pretty she look’d in her boddice of blue!
With the Guide Indicator, who show’d them the road:
From all points of the compass, flock’d Birds of all feather;
And the Parrot can tell who and who were together.
And Don Peroqueto, escap’d from Domingo;
From his high rock built eyrie the Eagle came forth,
And the Duchess of Ptarmigan flew from the North.
The Grebe and the Eider Duck came up by water,
With the Swan, who brought out the young Cygnet, her daughter.
From his woodland abode came the Pheasant to meet
Two kindred, arrived by the last India fleet;
The one, like a Nabob, in habit most splendid,
Where gold with each hue of the Rainbow was blended:
In silver and black, like a fair pensive
