A London-bred Sparrow—a pert forward Cit!
Danced a reel with Miss Wagtail and little Tom Tit.
And the Sieur Guillemot[13] next perform’d a pas seul,
While the elderly bipeds were playing a pool.
The Dowager Lady Toucan[14] first cut in,
With old Doctor Buzzard and Admiral Penguin;
[p16] From Ivy-bush tower came down Owlet the Wise,
And Counsellor Cross-bill[15] sat by to advise.
Some birds past their prime, o’er whose heads it was fated