Which I nibbled until I was merry;

Some kernels of corn from the ear,

The skin and the stone of a cherry:—

"Some hemp-seed I took from the bird,

And found most deliriously tasted,

While safe in my covert, I heard

Its owner complain that 'twas wasted:—

"You'll find a few cucumber seeds,

Which I thought, if they could but be hollowed,

Would answer to string out for beads;