TYRANT FLYCATCHER. 
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^e, in the owner’s absence, all destroy, 
Q *iiurder every hope, and every joy, 
brooding mate; her guardian he, 
cn d on the top of some tall neighb’ring tree ; 
euce, from the thicket to the concave skies, 
s watchful eye around unceasing flies, 
rens, mnishes, warblers, startled at his note, 
y in affright the consecrated spot. 
with honest scorn, 
o woods ; the rnocher to his thorn ; 
cuckooy as the thief retreats ; 
jy croMJ; the diving hawk defeats; 
And eagh downwards from afar, 
All A clouds, prolongs the whirling war. 
y ®^^ger o’er, he hastens back elute, 
® gnard his post, and feed his faithful mate. 
IVI u ^ ^ him now, his little family flown, 
Aeek, unassuming, silent, and alone; 
I'ed by the well-known hum of fav’rite bees, 
Slow he hovers o’er the garden trees ; 
^ ^1' all have faihiigs, passions, whims that lead ; 
St^*^ wish, some appetite to feed ;) 
^ ^tiight he alights, and, from the pear-tree, spies 
G circling stream of humming insects rise ; 
^*8 pi'ey ; darts on the busy brood, 
• twitters o’er his sav’ry food. 
Th<«h tn-timed triumph ! direful note to thee, 
■ guides thy murderer to the fatal tree ; 
The^ he skulks ! and takes his gloomy stand, 
AnA musket hanging in his hand ; 
he leans it on a rest, 
Ah j’ puiuted at thy snow-white breast. 
ftieud ! forbear that barb’rous deed, 
valour, goodness, jiify, bleed ; 
H'lv ^ ^ ^‘tjnily s griefs, a widow’s wo, 
Ypt 1 mercy let him go ! 
LetV # ^ P‘*^y nought avail. 
Kill n ^Peak, let gratitude prevail ; 
Anfl fill friend, who thy whole harvest shields, 
Thinv'If^^® thousand vermin from thy fields ; 
t)r<ivp p ‘J”® dauntless bird, thy poultry’s guard, 
^atch’7'^ ’r'.' 
The h ,n ?? ^ 
Somp iT ''•^I'-k’ning swarms that round them flew ; 
_T^, , whose services are thine ! 
The onL 1 • . Amid the bursting roar, 
P , lost king bird, welters in bis gore [ 
