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THE COMMON CURLEW. 



curlew nor crane," and he again includes it in the following 

 list of delicacies : — 



The crane, the fesaunt, the pecocke and curlewe, 

 The partriclie, plover, bittorn, and heronsewe, 

 Seasoned so well in licour redolent, 

 That the hall is full of pleasant smell and sent. 



