And don't you remember
The babes in the wood?
[105]. "'Tis a Note of Enchantment."
It was a note of enchantment such as this that haunted the memory of Edward Thomas when he was writing his poem called The Unknown Bird. I give only a few lines, but the rest of the beautiful thing may be found in his Poems:
Oftenest when I heard him I was alone,
Nor could I ever make another hear.
La-la-la! he called seeming far-off—
As if a cock crowed past the edge of the world,
As if the bird or I were in a dream....
... O wild-raving winds! if you ever do roar