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 It looks as Nature had deſign'd by them.

Inſtructing Men in the whole Art and Game

Of Muſick, in its ſeveral Gradation,

Here by this Choir of the wing'd Creation:

They all at once do by their Singing prove,

That they are Praiſers of their God above,

And to that Exerciſe they do all ſo

Admoniſh Man that is on Earth below.

I can't deſcribe the vaſt Variety

Of Fowls that in the open Air do fly:

The Eagle, as of her we do hear tell,

For Strength and Greatneſs doth ſo much excel;

With ſo much Strength and Courage ſhe's endow'd,

And when ſhe's old, her Age it is renew'd;

Her Nest ſhe makes upon a Rock on high,

From thence the Things that are afar doth ſpy,

She's vaſtly ſet upon the Prey, and where

The Slain is, you will often find her there,

The Hawk which doth with ſo much Wiſdom fly,

And lights with ſo much Regularity.

The Peacock for a great Variety

Of Feathers that ſo goodly are and fine,

That ſhe with them in Beauty ſo doth ſhine,

Doth evidence the Work to be divine.

The Pelican, as what by ſome is ſhew'd,

With ſtrong Affection to her Brood endu'd;

Thus of the Pelican is ſaid, but then

The Oſtrich, is the quite reverſe again.

The beautiful, the chaſte and harmleſs Dove,

Which to its Mate doth always faithful prove.

The Parrot’s Voice the neareſt to doth reach

The human Kind, in aping them in Speech.