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young are liatclied and able to ])rovide for themselves, he 

 leaves the woods, and approaches again the abode of 

 man ; and when the frost becomes severe, and the snow 

 covers the ground, he draws near to the house. 



" Half afraid, he first 

 Against the window beats, then brisk alights 

 On the warm hearth ; then hopping on the floor, 

 Eyes all the smiling family askance, 

 And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is, 

 Till more familiar grown, the table crumbs 

 Attract his slender feet." — Thomson. 



