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Breath ; a Bird that will go fweetly thro' 

 his Song in this Manner, without breaking 

 off, may be faid to be a good Song-Bird. 

 The T Qvms of JVbisking and Chewing, are^ 

 as near as we can exprefs his pretty Notes 

 with our Words, what you will hear him 

 more perfedly expefsin his own delightful 

 Language, as w^ell as the Si^ef and Jug, 

 which aimoft every Body know are fome 

 of the Nightingale's Notes. 



Again. Some Fanciers are pleafed when 

 a Canary-Bird only fings the Song of the 

 Tit-Lark, which is indeed very pleafant 

 and delightful. 



Others only fancy that Bird which begins 

 like the Sky-Lark, and holds his Song all 

 the while in the fltme Manner, having long 

 Notes and fweet, but I think not much Va- 

 riety in it. 



Some there be likewife, wJio like a Bird 

 that hath a loudlavifh Note, not at all re- 

 fpeding either Variety or Length, fothat 

 he makes but Noife enough in their Ears. 



Ifthefe Inll:ru<5tions may not at firil truly 

 qualify a Perfon, let this ferve in general, 

 l^hat they chufe what is mod agreeable to 

 their ov/n Ear, and that holds the Song the- 

 longeft, v/hithout breaking off fhort, v/ith- 

 out harfli fc raping Notes, or difagreeable 

 Whiningj which fome Birds have at the 



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