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Meanwhile the little songsters, prompt to cheer
Their mates close brooding in the brake below,
Strain their shrill throats; or, Kith care,
From twig to twig their timid offspring lead ;
Teach them to seise th' unwary gnat, to poise
Their pinions in short flights, their strength to prove,
And vent'rous trust the bosom of the air.
Meanwhile the little songsters, prompt to cheer
Their mates close brooding in the brake below,
Strain their shrill throats; or, Kith care,
From twig to twig their timid offspring lead ;
Teach them to seise th' unwary gnat, to poise
Their pinions in short flights, their strength to prove,
And vent'rous trust the bosom of the air.
Carey - 1796 - Key to Practical English Prosody
