92 THE SEA-GULL. 
Oh the wild sea-gull, the bold sea-gull! 
As he screams in his wheeling flight : 
As he sits on the waves in storm or calm, 
All cometh to him aright! 
All cometh to him as he liketh best; 
Nor any his will gainsay ; 
And he rides on the waves like a bold, young 
king, 
That was crowned but yesterday ! 
The Gull, notwithstanding the gormandizing, 
and rather disgusting character given of it by 
Bewick, figures beautifully in his inimitable 
wood-cuts ; giving the very spirit of wildness 
and freshness to his sea-side sketches. 
The Gull may occasionally be found far inland, 
domesticated in old-fashioned gardens, where it 
is an indulged and amusing habitant, feeding on 
slugs and worms, and becoming thus a useful 
assistant to the gardener. In this state it seems 
entirely to throw off its wild native character, 
and assumes a sort of mock-heroic style, which 
is often quite ludicrous. We have seen one 
