Quotations on Cuckoos | Quotations: 6 | Pages: 1
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by William Shakespeare
(April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616) |
And, being fed by us, you used us so As that ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird, Useth the sparrow did oppress our nest; . . . |
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by William Shakespeare
(April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616) |
At land indeed Thou dost o'ercount me of my father's house: But since the cuckoo builds not for himself, Remain in't as thou mayst. |
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by William Wordsworth
(April 7, 1770 - April 23, 1850) |
List 'twas the cuckoo O, with what delight Heard I that voice! and catch it now, though faint, Far off and faint, and melting into air, Yet not to be mistaken. Hark again! Those ... |
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by William Wordsworth
(April 7, 1770 - April 23, 1850) |
O blithe New-comer! I have heard, I hear thee and rejoice; O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice? |
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by Thomas Gray
(December 26, 1716 - July 30, 1771) |
The Attic warbler pours her throat Responsive to the cuckoo's note. |
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by William Shakespeare
(April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616) |
When daisies pied and violets blue And lady-smocks all silver-white And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight, The cuckoo then, on every tree, Mocks marrie ... |
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