And warblings of the feather’d throng—
But birds and beasts alike belong
To thy tones, poor Velluti!
For thou art each—first this, then that—
A husky rook, a squeaking rat—
Famed Punch, a frog, a love-sick cat—
These form thy voice, Velluti!
Spirit of the Age Newspaper, 1828.
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The Bishop and Don Miguel.
(A recent correspondence.)