THE EAGLE AND THE OWL. 
Tat Owl and Eagle had been foes: 
The first, as every body knows, 
Is always call’d the bird of wisdom ; 
And for the royal Eagle, his doom 
Is to control the realms of air, 
And all things that inhabit there. 
Th’ aforesaid parties thinking, therefore, 
That they were foes they scarce knew wherefore; 
And deeming it no longer good 
That royalty and wisdom should 
With one another be at war, 
(Although, alas ! they often are,) 
Now came to terms; their discord heal’d, 
And articles were sign’d and seal’d. 
The Owl confess’d the Eagle’s worth ; 
The Eagle bound himself henceforth 
To spare the children of the Owl, 
Content to feast on other fowl. 
But, said the monarch of the air, 
How shall I know your precious care P 
My young, replied the bird of night, 
Are most engaging to the sight, 
With lovely shapes, and voices sweet, 
In them all elegancies meet. 
