Though some, 'tis true, are passively inclined,
The greater part degenerate from their kind;
Voracious birds, that hotly bill and breed,
And largely drink, because on salt they feed.
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Small gain from them their bounteous owner draws; }
Yet, bound by promise, he supports their cause, }
As corporations privileged by laws. }
That house, which harbour to their kind affords,
Was built long since, God knows, for better birds;