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Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.
Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last.
Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.
Birdes of a feather will flocke togither.
Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray,
With joyous musick wake the dawning day.
Hear how the birds, on ev'ry blooming spray,
With joyous musick wake the dawning day.
I was always a lover of soft-winged things.
I was always a lover of soft-winged things.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
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.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the
bush.
He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the
bush.