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I was always a lover of soft-winged things.
I was always a lover of soft-winged things.
A rare bird upon the earth, and exceedingly like a black swan.
[Lat., Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima read more
A rare bird upon the earth, and exceedingly like a black swan.
[Lat., Rara avis in terris, nigroque simillima cygno.]
The raven himself is hoarse
That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan
Under my battlements.
The raven himself is hoarse
That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan
Under my battlements.
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.
Thou said'st--O, it comes o'er my memory
As doth the raven o'er the infected house,
Boding to read more
Thou said'st--O, it comes o'er my memory
As doth the raven o'er the infected house,
Boding to all!--He had my handkerchief.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
To warm their little loves the birds complain.
To warm their little loves the birds complain.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.
