..." The Naturalist's Summer Evening's Walk," addresses them as follows : Amusive birds ! say where's your hid retreat, When the frost rages, and the tempests...your return, by such nice instinct led, When spring, sweet season, lifts her bloomy head ? Such baffled searches mock man's prying pride, The great Almighty...

...OF BIRDS. Amusiye Birds, say where your hid retreats, When the storm rages and the tempest beats ? Whence your return by such nice instinct led, , • When spring, soft season, lifts its blooming head ? Such knowledge mocks vain mortals prying piide, The God of nature is your secret...

...And listen to the vagrant cuckoo's tale ; To see the swallow sweep the darkening plain, Industrious to support her infant train ; To mark the swift, in rapid giddy ring, Dash round the steeple, unsubdu'd of wing. Amusive birds ! say where your close retreat When the frost rages and the tempests...

...various contingencies of their migratory life. i. i To the departing Swallows, by Mr. White. Arausive birds ! say where your hid retreat, When the frost...your return, by such nice instinct led, When Spring, sweet season, lifts her bloomy head? Such baffled searches mock man's prying pride, The God of Nature...

...migrate, and are still farther embarrassed to find that some actually do not migrate at all." " Amusivc birds ! say where your hid retreat, " When the frost...return, by such nice instinct led, " When Spring, sweet season, lifts her bloomy head ! " Such baffled searches mock man's prying pride, " The GOD of...

...to the shores they have quitted. Well may we exclaim, with the delightful naturalist of Selborne, " Whence your return by such nice instinct led, When...bloomy head ? Such baffled searches mock man's prying pfide — The God of nature is your secret guide." We cannot willingly close this little sketch without...

...support her infant train; To mark the Swift in rapid giddy ring, Dart round the steeple, unsuhdued of wing : Amusive birds ! say, where your hid retreat,...Spring, soft season, lifts her bloomy head ? Such baflled searches mock man's prying pride,— The God of Nature is your secret guide ! While deep'ning...

...Curlew call his mate. Or the soft Quail his tender tale relate ; To see the Swallow skim the dark'ning plain, Belated, to support her infant train ; To mark the Swift in rapid giddy ring, Dart round the steeple, unsubdued of wing: Amusive birds ! say, where your Lid retreat, When the frost...

...curlewf call his mate, Or the soft quail his tender pain relate ; To see the swallow sweep the dark'ning plain, Belated, to support her infant train ; To mark the swift in rapid, giddy ringt Dash round the steeple, unsubdued of wing : Amusive birds ! say, where your hid retreat, When...

...J call his mate, Or the soft quail his tender pain relate ; To see the swallow sweep the dark'ning plain, Belated, to support her infant train ; To mark...led, When Spring, soft season, lifts her bloomy head ? * The angler's May-fly, the Ephemera vulgata, Linn, comes forth from its aurelia state, and emerges...