Receiv’d all his guests with an infinite grace,
Wav’d high his blue neck, and his train he display’d,
Embroider’d with gold, and with em’ralds inlaid.
Then with all the gay troop to the shrubb’ry repair’d,
Where the musical Birds had a concert prepar’d;
A holly bush form’d the Orchestra, and in it
Sat the Black-bird, the Thrush, the Lark, and the Linnet;
A Bull-finch, a captive! almost from the nest,
Now escap’d from his cage, and, with liberty blest,
In a sweet mellow tone, join’d the lessons of art