Which second try sung to “The fresh Delights of your Bottles” and has now half dozen range stanzas

Upcoming told you the fresh new Green-Bird since the she travelled, I partner that prov’d untrue: And since she will not any longer get noticed, Such as for instance a romance-ill Housemaid I turn to eco-friendly

After that did begin the latest Chattering Consume, My like the woman is escaped, however, I would personally not go after, Nowadays abreast of the latest Chimney large, I play onward my personal bad malady.

Ah! states the Owl, my like is gone, That we a whole lot performed dote upon: I am aware maybe not exactly how my personal choose realize, However, immediately after her We [w]hoop and you will empty. [hallo

From the merry times from Could possibly get, when prety Wild birds would play, Which have chirping sufficient reason for sugared noats so you can anticipate on Spring, It absolutely was my chance to go overseas for the sphere therefore gay Where lots of a great prety Lad and Lass ended up being get together May

Then claims the new Lapwing given that she flies, We search brand new Meads in addition to Skies: But can’t find my Like once again, So on We flie from inside the deadly soreness.

Upcoming said brand new Thrush, We squeak and you can sing, And that doth for me no spirits provide, To possess most of the time I at midnight, Checklist my love and you can hearts delight.

This new Canary-bird she following will come in, To share with her tale she doth begin; I am of my dear like bereft, Therefore i has my personal Nation left.

The latest Chafinch then starts to cam, Having love, quoth she, my cardio often break; I grieve therefore to own my personal only beloved, We sing but a couple months in.

Then, quoth the fresh new Magpye, I was crost, In love, and from now on my personal beloved try destroyed; And interested in out-of my personal hjearts delight, We mourn getting your from inside the black and white.

Oh claims the brand new Rook, and you may eke the newest Crow, The reason why during the black colored we wade, The reason being wa are forsook, Come embarrassment you bad Crow and you can Rook.

The new Bullfinch he had been into the a frustration, Amnd absolutely nothing you certainly will his wrath assuage Very regarding Woods he would not dwell, However, uses his time in all alone Telephone.

Ergo you really have heard new Wild birds criticism, Providing appreciate its restraint Let this to all the a cycle getting To own in order to enjoy Constancy.

This increases the earlier “The new Wild birds Harmony, Pepys, IV, 268, published by Mary Coles, Vere, Wright, Clarke, Thackeray and you may Passinger (1681-2).

[The very last part isn’t the just ballad presenting speaking birds. An early you’re from the ‘Book out of Fortune’collection from inside the BL. That it “Brand new Wild birds Noats toward mond, 1655 postordre Montevideo brude. The fresh song is actually: “Off when you look at the an excellent Meadow” out-of Lawrence Price’s “The country Peoples Felicity”, typically know as “New Haymakers” otherwise “The newest Merry Haymakers”. Here are the three verses provided by Ebsworth, and additionally my (verse numbered) scanty cards to your ballad.]

Upcoming said this new Environmentally friendly-Bird because she travelled, We loved one that prov’d false: And because she will be able to not be seen, For example a love-sick Maid I look to green

John confronted with Besse betimes, till the crack from day, And you can together so you’re able to Lambeth fields it nimbly got its way: Brand new turf are a little slick up coming that it partners off they dropped But what they stated before it flower, O this new prety Lark can say!

3: William and Sarah life style, Newington..Blackbird try there 4: Richard exposed to Rachel- had green dress- Raven knows. 5: Robert confronted by Nan second. Jack-daw seen. 6: Samuel & Susan was basically merry seven: during the Large door 8: Butcher and you will master child.. Hackay urban area, swallow spied. 9: Domme & Journeyman, tript right up Mistress’s heels, Cuckoo advised. 10: more youthful lord & rather Lady 11: If any of them functions. 12: [Last] You Country Lads and you may Lasses, do you really believe fore commit free! You really have way more twatling birds, I am aware, than simply near the Urban area be: Your gather Might as well once we, and Day you have got and to tumble for the turf so gren, which the Wild birds can say for certain.