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You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
 That byrd ys nat honest
 That fylythe hys owne nest.  
 That byrd ys nat honest
 That fylythe hys owne nest. 
 The nightingale has a lyre of gold,
 The lark's is a clarion call,
  And the blackbird plays read more 
 The nightingale has a lyre of gold,
 The lark's is a clarion call,
  And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute,
   But I love him best of all.
    For his song is all the joy of life,
     And we in the mad spring weather,
      We two have listened till he sang
       Our hearts and lips together. 
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
 Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember 
it's a sin to kill a read more 
 Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember 
it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. 
Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
To warm their little loves the birds complain.
To warm their little loves the birds complain.
 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich 
in thy bedchamber; for a read more 
 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich 
in thy bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, 
and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. 
 The bird
 That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet 
complainings.  
 The bird
 That glads the night had cheer'd the listening groves with sweet 
complainings.